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Norad, Haiti, migration, critical minerals to top agenda for Trudeau and Biden

Norad, Haiti, migration, critical minerals to top agenda for Trudeau and Biden

WASHINGTON — U.S.
Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates: B.C. study

Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates: B.C. study

A first-of-its kind study in British Columbia suggests salmon hatcheries could improve survival rates by optimizing the weight of the juvenile fish and the timing of their release.
Trudeau, Biden agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: sources

Trudeau, Biden agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: sources

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States have agreed to have asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings across the border, including Roxham Road in Quebec. The U.S.
Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration

Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden arrived Thursday evening in Ottawa for a whirlwind 27-hour visit expected to focus on both the friendly and thorny aspects of the Canada-U.S.
Alberta auditor general seeks reforms to how province manages oilpatch liabilities

Alberta auditor general seeks reforms to how province manages oilpatch liabilities

EDMONTON — Alberta's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities still hasn't spelled out how it will collect security to ensure cleanups and doesn't do enough to check that the work gets done, the province's auditor general
Alberta Energy Regulator cites company for causing seismic events in Peace River area

Alberta Energy Regulator cites company for causing seismic events in Peace River area

EDMONTON — The Alberta Energy Regulator has cited an energy company for causing a series of earthquakes, including the largest recorded tremblor in the province's history. The environmental protection order issued against Obsidian Energy Ltd.
Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.
Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial

Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial

EDMONTON — Alberta's Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday that a former Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the 2011 death of an Indigenous woman.
Stand for the 'common person' Pierre Poilievre tells faithful gathered in Ottawa

Stand for the 'common person' Pierre Poilievre tells faithful gathered in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre rallied a room of conservative faithful gathered in Ottawa Thursday by calling on them to become "champions" of ordinary people.
Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police

Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police

EDMONTON — A 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two officers at an apartment complex one week ago had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and was taken to hospital for assessment, Edmonton police said Thursday.
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