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Federal government making electronic logs mandatory for truck, bus drivers
ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices - one of the recommendations from a coroner's report into the Humboldt Broncos bu...
Jun 15, 2019

Metals mines, accounting for most federal enviro assessments, OK with Bill C-69
OTTAWA - The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most. "This promises to be a better s...
Jun 15, 2019

Montreal borough reverts to Fete nationale festival name after uproar
Montreal festival organizers have learned the hard way that trying to rebrand Quebec's Fete nationale celebrations simply doesn't fly in these parts. The organizers of the first Festival du Solst...
Jun 15, 2019

Relationship with Metis Nation a model for reconciliation: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The Canadian government's relationship with the Metis Nation is a tangible and concrete example of reconciliation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. At a meeting known as the ...
Jun 15, 2019

Nominations sought for ABP Environmental Stewardship Award
CALGARY -- There are many deserving candidates across Alberta but, they are not likely to toss their own dusty and sweat-covered hat into the ring. For that reason, the Alberta Beef Producers are aski...
Jun 15, 2019 Cattle in the field - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Freeland rebuffs China on Meng in Washington, ahead of Trudeau- Trump meeting
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland firmly rebuffed China's latest demand Thursday to free high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou, saying it would set a dangerous precedent that could endanger a...
Jun 15, 2019

House of Commons unanimously adopts new parental-leave policy for MPs
OTTAWA - For the first time ever, members of Parliament will have the right to take paid parental leave from their jobs on Parliament Hill when they adopt or give birth. The House of Commons...
Jun 15, 2019

Public sector unions angry with Bill 9
EDMONTON -- The union which represents nurses across Alberta is not happy with a new bill introduced by the United Conservative Party this week.On Thursday, Minister of Finance Travis Toews tabled the...
Jun 15, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Petroleum Analyst says carbon tax isn’t working
CALGARY -- The Federal Government says their version of the carbon tax is to hit the Alberta beginning in the new year, and drivers can expect to see gas prices go right back to where they were before...
Jun 15, 2019 Gas pumps

Charges after car slams into office helping flood victims in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged after a vehicle slammed into an office Wednesday where government employees and volunteers were trying to help flood victims in hard-hit Ste-Marthe-s...
Jun 15, 2019