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Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions

Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has added 20 more Iranian officials and entities to its sanctions list, and says that within weeks Ottawa will ban entry to thousands of regime officials. "We are not just putting out fanciful rhetoric.
Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn’t get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the worst discrimination she's seen in her lifetime.
Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

VANCOUVER — Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.
Feds don't know how many employees speak an Indigenous language at work

Feds don't know how many employees speak an Indigenous language at work

OTTAWA — The federal government says it doesn't know how many of its employees are expected to speak an Indigenous language as part of their job, as it faces calls to expand compensation to those who do.
Climate change fears high across Canada but vary by region, new poll suggests

Climate change fears high across Canada but vary by region, new poll suggests

OTTAWA — Most Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is caused by humans, but the regional differences in how people responded to that question show the political battles over the environment are still going strong, a new poll sugg
Two provinces say they were blindsided by decision to invoke Emergencies Act

Two provinces say they were blindsided by decision to invoke Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — Provincial officials in Saskatchewan and Alberta got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a public inquiry heard Thursday.
Mélanie Joly pushes LNG ties in Japan and South Korea, amid North Korea missiles

Mélanie Joly pushes LNG ties in Japan and South Korea, amid North Korea missiles

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is set to become a major energy supplier for Japan and South Korea.
A timeline of what led up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act

A timeline of what led up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — As public hearings begin into the federal government's first use of the Emergencies Act legislation, inquiry commission lawyers have prepared a rough timeline of the events that led up to the historic invocation.
Quebec rights body probes case of Inuk teen allegedly put in isolation, denied care

Quebec rights body probes case of Inuk teen allegedly put in isolation, denied care

MONTREAL — An Inuk teenager at a Montreal-area rehabilitation centre who sought help for "excruciating" pain was instead allegedly put in isolation for several hours before he required emergency surgery, an Indigenous rights advocate said Thursday.
U.S. is holding Nexus trusted-traveller program 'hostage,' Canadian envoy says

U.S. is holding Nexus trusted-traveller program 'hostage,' Canadian envoy says

WASHINGTON — The Nexus trusted-traveller program is being "held hostage" by unilateral American efforts to renegotiate the 20-year-old preclearance agreement between the United States and its northern neighbour, Canada's envoy to the U.S.