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The main recreation hub for Loyalist Township has just gotten a significant financial boost. The federal government announced Thursday morning that more than $16.5 million is being given to the municipality in order to retrofit the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre to improve the safety, accessibility and environmental performance of the …
Read More »‘Your guy really screwed the pooch,’ texts Kenney, upset with feds over Coutts blockade
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear Freedom Convoy protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned. Documents released by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include …
Read More »‘We’re ready’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation inks deal on emergency response management with B.C., feds
Five years after record-breaking wildfires tore through their territories, representatives of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) signed an emergency management deal Wednesday with the province of B.C. and Ottawa. The agreement ensures they are not again left out of responding to emergencies like wildfires and floods on their own lands. The …
Read More »Environmental groups sue feds to overturn Bay du Nord approval
A group of protesters stood outside Equinor headquarters in St. John’s Wednesday to denounce the approval of the Bay du Nord oil project. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Enivronmental law group Ecojustice has launched a lawsuit against the federal government that aims to overturn the massive Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland’s east coast. Ecojustice, …
Read More »Quebec asks feds to close Roxham Road, says province can’t handle influx of refugees
Quebec is asking the federal government to close a popular, unofficial border crossing south of Montreal because the province can’t handle the number of asylum seekers entering the country, but refugee advocates are rejecting Quebec’s claims. More than 100 refugee claimants are entering Quebec every day from the United States …
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