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'Clear violation': Experts say Alberta premier must explain call with accused

'Clear violation': Experts say Alberta premier must explain call with accused

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith must explain to Albertans why she discussed a criminal case with the accused before his trial, whether she still believes such calls are OK and whether she will continue to have these conversations, legal experts and
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Ottawa and Edmonton cement manufacturer sign preliminary deal on carbon capture

Ottawa and Edmonton cement manufacturer sign preliminary deal on carbon capture

EDMONTON — The federal government has signed a deal to work with an Edmonton cement manufacturer to keep carbon dioxide generated at the plant from entering the atmosphere.
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Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody

Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody

Alberta's energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after two releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine.
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Man denies murder of 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C.

Man denies murder of 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C.

VANCOUVER — A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago repeatedly denied killing the girl as his trial started Wednesday. When asked for his plea in front of a B.C.
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Only 'silent' praying allowed in Quebec schools as province moves to ban prayer rooms

Only 'silent' praying allowed in Quebec schools as province moves to ban prayer rooms

Quebec's education minister said Wednesday it will soon be forbidden to have prayer rooms in the province's public schools.
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Prospect of tax fraud could be key to Bragg's strategy in Trump indictment: experts

Prospect of tax fraud could be key to Bragg's strategy in Trump indictment: experts

WASHINGTON — Court documents in the case against Donald Trump, unveiled Tuesday after the former president's historic court appearance, have so far provided little clear insight into the prosecution's underlying legal strategy.
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Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect' Lametti

Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect' Lametti

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti said Wednesday he knows the government's draft action plan for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not perfect. "It is not perfect. It is not final.
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Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

OTTAWA — A multibillion-dollar settlement for children and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of on-reserve services is heading back to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for approval, as both sides seek to turn the page on a dark chapter in Ca
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Small businesses not getting what they were promised in aid to offset carbon price

Small businesses not getting what they were promised in aid to offset carbon price

OTTAWA — Small businesses in Canada have received less than 10 per cent of the financial aid they were promised to help them offset the costs of the national price on carbon emissions.
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Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian woman in Syria

Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian woman in Syria

OTTAWA — A lawyer working to bring a Quebec woman home from a Syrian prison camp along with her six children says it is "preposterous" that her departure is being held up by the government's failure to complete her security assessment.
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