Mia Rabson

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Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next...

Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

OTTAWA -- Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over...

Trudeau says he will lead party into next election despite caucus revolt

Trudeau says he will lead party into next election despite caucus revolt

OTTAWA -- One day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a letter from some of his MPs asking...

Trudeau says he will remain prime minister despite caucus revolt

Trudeau says he will remain prime minister despite caucus revolt

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping down as the leader of the Liberal party by...

Quick Quotes: What Liberal MPs have to say as the caucus debates Trudeau's future

Quick Quotes: What Liberal MPs have to say as the caucus debates Trudeau's future

OTTAWA -- Here are some notable quotes from Liberal members of Parliament as they headed into a caucus meeting Wednesday...

Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it's time to step down...

Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

Ottawa -- A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it's time to...

Liberals won't prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on

Liberals won't prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on

OTTAWA -- Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse...

Canada condemns Iran's strikes on Israel, reiterates calls for ceasefire

Canada condemns Iran's strikes on Israel, reiterates calls for ceasefire

OTTAWA -- As war spread in the Middle East on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly "unequivocally" condemned Iran's move...

Canada condemns Iran's strikes on Israel but asks Israel not to retaliate

Canada condemns Iran's strikes on Israel but asks Israel not to retaliate

OTTAWA -- As war in the Middle East spread Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly "unequivocally" condemned Iran's move to...

Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates

OTTAWA -- Global Affairs Canada is booking blocks of seats on some commercial flights leaving Lebanon to help Canadians who...

Tories will likely get chance to introduce non-confidence motion next week

Tories will likely get chance to introduce non-confidence motion next week

OTTAWA -- Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce a non-confidence motion asking...

Conservatives say they have solution for online harassment after Liberals 'failed'

Conservatives say they have solution for online harassment after Liberals 'failed'

OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says her party will introduce a bill in the House of Commons next...

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

China slammed Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday, accusing it of...

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

HALIFAX -- China slammed Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday, accusing...

Trudeau insists he still has what Canadians want, despite polling numbers

Trudeau insists he still has what Canadians want, despite polling numbers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting the suggestion that the Liberals could benefit from a change at the top, similar...

Canada to hit China with tariffs on electric vehicles, aluminum, steel

Canada to hit China with tariffs on electric vehicles, aluminum, steel

HALIFAX -- Canada is moving to match the United States with new tariffs on electric vehicles made in China in...

Trudeau insists he still has what Canadians want, despite polling numbers

Trudeau insists he still has what Canadians want, despite polling numbers

Halifax -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting the suggestion that the Liberals could benefit from a change at the...

Immigration, housing to headline cabinet retreat in Halifax Monday

Immigration, housing to headline cabinet retreat in Halifax Monday

Housing and immigration will take centre stage today as the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax moves into its first full...

Immigration, housing to headline cabinet retreat in Halifax Monday

Immigration, housing to headline cabinet retreat in Halifax Monday

HALIFAX -- Housing and immigration will take centre stage today as the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax moves into its...

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term...

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

HALIFAX -- The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable...

Feds to take steps on housing promises ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax

Feds to take steps on housing promises ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax

HALIFAX -- Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to...

Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax

Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness...

Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax

Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes...

Multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals across Canada receive identical bomb threats

More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across the country were on high alert Wednesday after...

One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not...

Broke and broken: Report says Canada's public transit in critical funding state

Broke and broken: Report says Canada's public transit in critical funding state

OTTAWA -- A new analysis warns that Canada's major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says...

Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature

Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature

OTTAWA -- A proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity in Canada could cost up to...

Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

OTTAWA -- More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if...

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform...

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

OTTAWA -- The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the...

Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime...

Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

OTTAWA -- Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure...

Canada to announce tariff plan for Chinese EV, battery imports following U.S., Europe

Canada to announce tariff plan for Chinese EV, battery imports following U.S., Europe

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to announce this morning a plan for potential tariffs to protect Canada's...

Eyes pinned to Toronto byelection as safe Liberal seat teeters under Trudeau

Eyes pinned to Toronto byelection as safe Liberal seat teeters under Trudeau

Leslie Church seemed to know exactly what was coming as she sat down for an interview in a Toronto park...

MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms

MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms

OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat...

'Stupid' or 'unethical': Green leader suggests MPs should have asked more questions

'Stupid' or 'unethical': Green leader suggests MPs should have asked more questions

OTTAWA -- Current members of Parliament identified in a secret report on foreign interference should have asked more questions when...

Feds release carbon pricing impact data as cost debate rages

Feds release carbon pricing impact data as cost debate rages

OTTAWA -- Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions will be 12 per cent lower in 2030 with carbon pricing in place than they...

Tories demand a 'secret' carbon pricing analysis Liberals say doesn't exist

Tories demand a 'secret' carbon pricing analysis Liberals say doesn't exist

OTTAWA -- The Conservatives are demanding that the Liberals release what they call a "secret report" that proves carbon pricing...

Tories demand a 'secret' carbon pricing analysis, Liberals say doesn't exist

Tories demand a 'secret' carbon pricing analysis, Liberals say doesn't exist

OTTAWA -- The Conservatives are demanding that the Liberals release what they call a "secret report" that proves carbon pricing...

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe Biden earlier...

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

OTTAWA -- Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe...

Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP

Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP

The federal government estimates it will need to pay almost $3.4 billion for its share of the disaster recovery bills...

Conservative senator from Manitoba apologizes for 'losing my cool' on Senate floor

Conservative senator from Manitoba apologizes for 'losing my cool' on Senate floor

OTTAWA -- Conservative Sen. Don Plett apologized Thursday after two female senators accused him of physical intimidation and verbal harassment...

Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste. But it’s still happening.

Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste. But it’s still happening.

On the northern fringe of Myanmar's largest city is a township of nearly 300,000 people with a growing industrial base...

Most Canadians think lasting peace between Israel, Palestinians is not possible: poll

Most Canadians think lasting peace between Israel, Palestinians is not possible: poll

A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests. Slightly more...