Category Archives: National News – CP

TORONTO - Ontario's environment ministry says it will miss its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target but the auditor general says even that admission of failure is downplayed. Auditor general...

TORONTO - Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China and the park has "no ability to pay" for their care - wit...

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world's largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% eq...

OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests. The Leger poll of 1,627 people, conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 f...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada in "investment crisis" business leaders say The Business Council of Canada says Canada is in an "invest...

Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The hikes will apply to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The ...

VANCOUVER - Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver Wednesday in a push for a new contract, after talks with government negotiators broke down shortly aft...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists. Alex Marland, a politi...

OTTAWA - Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, pitched himself as a voice for the "working class" as he launched his bid for the federal NDP leadership on Wednesday...

OTTAWA - The Business Council of Canada says Canada is in an "investment crisis" but warns prosperity can't be achieved by taking on more debt. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the council's...