Mia Rabson
Reporter with the Canadian Press
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Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace
It would be a mistake to label pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as terrorists, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, August 13, 2019, as her government issued a pointed warning to Canadians about travelling to the semi-independent Chinese territory.
Canada open to putting more limits on exports of plastic waste: McKenna
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas.
Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
A high-profile call to eat more plants and less meat in order to combat global warming is directly in line with Canada's new food guide, which extols the health benefits of precisely such a change in diet, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Friday, August 10, 2019.
Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
An environmentalist who monitors the Ottawa River says he's skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the national capital because the province won't say how it reached that conclusion.
Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province's schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the federal Liberals and a provincial Conservative government.
Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed, new UN report shows
Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report on land use and climate change suggests.
Electric car sales climb in wake of new $5,000 federal rebate program
Canada's new rebate program to help make electric cars cheaper appears to be showing early signs of stimulating sales but mostly in the two provinces that require a minimum number of electric car sales.
May says Greens will work with any party that has a serious plan for the climate
With three months until Canadians vote in the next federal election, Green party leader Elizabeth May says her big hope for the final result is a minority government over which she can exert some influence.
Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
Several hundred Canadian millennials planned to rally in at least 30 cities across the country on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, demanding a federal leaders' debate on climate change.
Some MPs are warning the parliamentary workload is going to kill someone
Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules and bouts of politically motivated marathon voting and debating sessions are one day going to kill someone.