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Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading

Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading

ROME — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the G20 needs a sense of "urgency" to address the growing threat of climate change Sunday, as the leaders' summit kicked off its second day with a session on climate action.
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'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community

'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community.
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End of quantitative easing shadows Liberals' consultation on managing federal debt

End of quantitative easing shadows Liberals' consultation on managing federal debt

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's move to end its pandemic-driven purchases of government bonds to stimulate the economy, and warnings of rate hikes sooner than previously expected, has coloured federal efforts to craft an annual plan to mange the debt.
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'You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing': AFN national chief

'You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing': AFN national chief

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there needs to be another symbolic gesture made to recognize the genocide of Indigenous children if Canada wants to raise its flag.
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No winning ticket for Saturday's $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov.
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Heather Stefanson: Facts about Manitoba's new premier, Tory leader

Heather Stefanson: Facts about Manitoba's new premier, Tory leader

WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson is a veteran member of the Manitoba legislature and has been a cabinet minister for five years. Progressive Conservative party members have voted for her as their new leader and the province's next premier.
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Manitoba Tories choose Heather Stefanson as new leader, next premier

Manitoba Tories choose Heather Stefanson as new leader, next premier

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives chose Heather Stefanson as their new leader and the province's next premier on Saturday, although her opponent was not ready to concede the close race.
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'Listening to Manitobans:' A profile of Manitoba's next premier Heather Stefanson

'Listening to Manitobans:' A profile of Manitoba's next premier Heather Stefanson

WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson'ssuccessfulbid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and take the premier's chair follows a lifetime in and around politics that started as a young girl.
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Northern lights may be visible in much of the country this weekend after solar storm

Northern lights may be visible in much of the country this weekend after solar storm

MONTREAL — The northern lights may be visible Saturday and Sunday in parts of the country where they're rarely seen.
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Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief

Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief

Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal the clearing of the road to reconciliation, the Assembly of First Natio
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