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Economists defend Liberals' carbon price as political rhetoric heats up

Economists defend Liberals' carbon price as political rhetoric heats up

OTTAWA — Dozens of Canadian economists issued an ardent defence of Canada's price on pollution Tuesday, as the government faces increased pressure from the Conservatives and provincial premiers to cancel a planned increase to the levy.
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13 arrested in RCMP raids targeting 'suspected Montreal criminal organization'

13 arrested in RCMP raids targeting 'suspected Montreal criminal organization'

MONTREAL — RCMP say they have arrested 13 people in a major operation against a suspected Montreal criminal organization. Spokesman Charles Poirier says police executed some 20 warrants for searches in businesses, residences and vehicles.
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First two airlifts for Canadians fleeing Haiti are complete, after weather delay

First two airlifts for Canadians fleeing Haiti are complete, after weather delay

OTTAWA — A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 36 Canadians have now brought out of Haiti by helicopter.
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Commons committee to hear witnesses on security concerns about microbiology lab

Commons committee to hear witnesses on security concerns about microbiology lab

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee plans to look into concerns about a high-security laboratory after two scientists lost their jobs over dealings with China.
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Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices

Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices

MONTREAL — Popular consumer products risk disappearing from stores across Quebec — and those that remain could be more expensive — because of the province's French-language reform, says an association that represents thousands of foreign businesses.
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Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical

Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical

Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company has allowed forced labour at its gold mine in the Xinjiang region of China, even though the firm lost control of the project before the alleged slavery took place.
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In the news today: Pipeline expansion nears completion and Ontario budget day dawns

In the news today: Pipeline expansion nears completion and Ontario budget day dawns

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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RCMP find four dead during wellness check at home in rural Saskatchewan

RCMP find four dead during wellness check at home in rural Saskatchewan

NEUDORF, SASKATCHEWAN — RCMP say they are investigating the deaths of four people at a rural home in southern Saskatchewan. Officers were conducting a wellness check Sunday night at the house near Neudorf, east of Regina.
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Time of essence amid efforts to reunite orphaned B.C. orca calf with its pod

Time of essence amid efforts to reunite orphaned B.C. orca calf with its pod

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Intense efforts are underway to reunite an orca calf with its family pod after its mother was stranded and died in a tidal lagoon near the remote northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos.
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Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

OTTAWA — Canada airlifted 18 vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic on Monday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says more will be offered the chance to evacuate in the coming days.
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