Mia Rabson
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Labour minister says government wants quick resolution to CP Rail work stoppage
The work stoppage at CP Rail could not have come at a worse time for Canadians and the government wants a deal to end the impasse immediately, said federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan.
WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of big tobacco ties
Canada may not be able to donate millions of doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine made in the country because the World Health Organization is leaning against granting it an emergency-use licence.
Zelenskyy pleads for more help from Canada
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a passionate plea for a no-fly zone and more sanctions to starve out Russia's finances in a speech to the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
Zelenskyy pleads with Canada for no-fly zone, more sanctions to end Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with Canadians to imagine the terror and horror unfolding in his country in an emotional address to Parliament this morning.
Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations increase in 2021 but still lag behind Europe
More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe.
Wilkinson says longer-term conversations about Canada partnering with Europe on renewable energy 'more realistic and lucrative'
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says it will be another week or two before Canada will know with certainty how much extra oil it can produce and ship to help offset bans on the use of fossil fuels from Russia.
Environment Minister Guilbeault says Canada must rein in plastic waste exports
In the year since new rules to slow global exports of plastic waste took effect, Canada's shipments rose by more than 13 per cent, and most of it is going to the United States with no knowledge of where it ultimately ends up.
Canada supports UN global plastics treaty
The UN resolution is intended to kick-start a wider negotiation to develop a treaty that addresses plastic pollution from production and design right through to waste management.
Here's how the Ottawa protest organizers are faring in court
Tamara Lich was denied bail and at another bail hearing for Patrick King a woman who acknowledged she had only met him four weeks ago offered to be a surety, pledging half the value of her Alberta home to guarantee his bail.
Emergencies Act motion passes after heated House of Commons debate
The House of Commons has passed a motion to approve extraordinary, time−limited measures in the Emergencies Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked last week in a bid to end blockades in Ottawa and at several border crossings.