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Feds enshrining right to healthy environment but no clarity on what that means

Feds enshrining right to healthy environment but no clarity on what that means

OTTAWA — More than five years after being told it should enshrine the right to a healthy environment in its environmental protection act, the federal government is moving to do it.
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Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race

Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job.
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Six candidates are on the ballot to be the next Tory leader. Who else might be in?

Six candidates are on the ballot to be the next Tory leader. Who else might be in?

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidates have until Friday at 5 p.m. to submit $300,000 worth of registration fees and all the necessary nomination signatures to appear on the party's final ballot.
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Defence Minister Anita Anand talks Ukraine, Norad with U.S. counterpart at Pentagon

Defence Minister Anita Anand talks Ukraine, Norad with U.S. counterpart at Pentagon

WASHINGTON — Defence Minister Anita Anand's first official visit to the Pentagon proved long on familiar diplomatic bromides Thursday, but offered little public-facing progress on urgent North American military priorities like the war in Ukraine or u
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Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods

Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods

OTTAWA — The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake.
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Quebec Halloween sword attack suspect says 'bad' version of him committed murder

Quebec Halloween sword attack suspect says 'bad' version of him committed murder

QUEBEC — The man accused of stalking the streets of Old Quebec on Halloween 2020 and murdering two people with a sword insisted Thursday that there were two competing versions of himself that night who were fighting for control.
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Info watchdog raps Justice Department over six-year access to information extension

Info watchdog raps Justice Department over six-year access to information extension

OTTAWA — The Justice Department should not have told an MP it would take six years to respond to his request for documents about plans to ensure the safety of online platforms, the federal information watchdog has ruled.
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Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area

Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area

OTTAWA — American vaccine maker Moderna will announce Friday it intends to build its promised Canadian production facility in Montreal. Mayor Valérie Plante confirmed the news in a scrum with reporters Thursday.
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Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces says over three-quarters of the more than 1,300 service members who applied for an exemption from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have had their requests denied. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen.
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Moderna prepares to seek Health Canada COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids under 6

Moderna prepares to seek Health Canada COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids under 6

Moderna says it's working on a submission to Health Canada for the approval a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of six. The biotech company on Thursday asked U.S.
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