Nick Murray
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Feds failed to consider all the health risks of a popular weed-killer: court rules
In a decision issued Tuesday, Justice Russell Zinn gave Health Canada six months to reassess the health risks of glyphosate — the most heavily-used pesticide ingredient in Canada — after the agency failed to show it considered new scientific evidence identifying new or elevated risks associated with the herbicide when it renewed the registration for a product containing it.
Where Canada's Liberal leadership candidates stand on defence spending
Contenders to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader are attempting to one-up each other over how quickly they'd meet Canada's defence spending commitment to NATO.
Carney would kill carbon price; shift to green incentives
“The consumer carbon tax isn’t working — it’s become too divisive," Carney said in a written statement provided to The Canadian Press ahead of the announcement. "That’s why I’ll cancel it and replace it with incentives to reward people for greener choices."
Feds switch focus of disaster relief program to mitigation when rebuilding
The disaster assistance program was created in 1970 and as of 2023 had paid out more than $8.5 billion for 283 disasters. Flooding accounted for almost half of those and more than one-third of the funds have been sent since 2010.
Mark Carney gains four more key endorsements in Liberal leadership race
On Tuesday, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree and former housing minister Sean Fraser all threw their support behind Carney on social media.
Three Liberal leadership hopefuls have backed away from consumer carbon tax
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has pitched the upcoming election as almost a referendum on carbon pricing and the Conservative Party has launched ads attacking Liberal leadership contenders for defending the policy.
Liberals divided on how soon to choose a new leader
With Parliament set to resume March 24, there's little time for Trudeau's successor to actually lead before the government surely falls at the earliest confidence vote.
Green Party's Elizabeth May discusses chaotic week in Canadian politics
Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics.
Parliament to vote on $21B spending bill
Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline.
Canada considers handing more power to patrol border agency
Dominic LeBlanc also says the RCMP and CBSA are working on a list of new equipment that could help supplement their existing enforcement at the border.