Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector
The controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred in Canada by 2030 under proposed regulations outlined Monday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
The proposed regulations seek to implement a new target to cut methane leaks and releases from the oil and gas industry by at least 75 per cent over 2012 levels by 2030.
Existing regulations target a 40 to 45 per cent cut by 2025.
Health Canada approves nationwide removal of blood donor ban sparked by mad cow fears
Health Canada has granted approval to lift a ban on blood donations from people who lived or travelled in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for long periods of time in the 1980s and 1990s, Canadian Blood Services said Wednesday.
The ban was adopted more than two decades ago by blood agencies in many countries to prevent the transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow disease."
Family seeks justice as Saskatchewan Mountie goes to trial for first-degree murder
Brett Herman thinks back fondly on his childhood, running outside his grandfather’s house in northern Saskatchewan with his younger brother chasing behind.
He describes his brother, Braden Herman, as a gentle giant who would never hurt a fly.
Brett Herman says he never would have imagined that years later, his younger brother would be killed and the accused would be a veteran police officer.
“I really don't know how to deal with this,” Brett Herman says.
More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing with Egypt
More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt.
A new document published by Gaza's General Authority for Crossings and Borders shows 165 names under the "Canada" heading.
Israel's military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding.
Heavy bombardments were reported overnight and into Sunday in the area of Khan Younis as well as Rafah itself.
Man charged with second-degree murder after four killed in Winnipeg shooting
A man who was on supervised probation stemming from a 2021 assault has been charged in a shooting that killed four people in Winnipeg.
Officers were called early Sunday to a home in the West Broadway neighbourhood, where they found five people wounded.
A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene, and another man and a woman died later in hospital.
A fifth person, a 55-year-old man, remains in hospital in "very critical" condition, Insp. Jennifer McKinnon told reporters Friday.
Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the federal carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1.
Moe told reporters Thursday that many people in northern Saskatchewan use electricity to heat their homes and they should be exempt from paying the price.
He said the province would figure out who heats their homes with electricity then estimate a percentage to be taken off their bills.
"There's going to be a little bit of work to do here and some details to work out," he said.
Liberal bail reforms poised to become law after year of increased crime concerns
The federal government's bail-reform legislation is on its way to becoming law after the House of Commons decided on Thursday to accept changes the Senate made to the bill.
Justice Minister Arif Virani urged MPs to accept the amendments to Bill C-48 on Thursday, and they did so unanimously.
The Liberal government introduced the bill earlier this year in the face of sustained calls from all provincial leaders and many police chiefs to make bail more difficult to access for repeat violent offenders.
Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the federal carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1.
Moe told reporters Thursday that many people in northern Saskatchewan use electricity to heat their homes and they should be exempt from paying the price.
He said the province would figure out who heats their homes with electricity then estimate a percentage to be taken off their bills.
"There's going to be a little bit of work to do here and some details to work out," he said.
'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada
A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning.
People having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can now call or text 988 to reach a trained responder 24 hours a day, seven days a week — no matter where they live in the country.
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
The announcement Wednesday has the Liberals bending to the tech giant's demands after Google threatened to remove news from its platform.
The Online News Act compels tech giants to enter into agreements with news publishers to pay them for news content that appears on Google sites, if that content contributes to revenues.