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Absent any new policy, carbon tax must rise to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says

Absent any new policy, carbon tax must rise to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says

OTTAWA — The cost to consumers of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's keystone environmental policy will have to rise if the country is to meet its Paris climate accord goals, the parliamentary budget office says, just as the country may be finally pulli
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager

Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the eight-year sentence handed to a man who stabbed a teenager at a church.
Trust and situational awareness key to success of the Forces' most famous tweeter

Trust and situational awareness key to success of the Forces' most famous tweeter

OTTAWA — Trust. Capt. Kirk Sullivan is talking about running what has become one of the most talked-about Twitter accounts in the federal government.

Sexy onions and PM, Ford invest in electric vehicles: In The News for Oct. 8

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
'Law and order' vs. COVID-19 chaos: Pence, Harris meet in Utah in VP undercard debate

'Law and order' vs. COVID-19 chaos: Pence, Harris meet in Utah in VP undercard debate

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Sen. Kamala Harris took the fight to Vice-President Mike Pence right out of the gate Wednesday, savaging the Trump administration's "incompetence" and "ineptitude" in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:05 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 115 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths.
Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label

Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label

OTTAWA — The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them "toxic" to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry group said Wednesday.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in for Oct. 7

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7, 2020: There are 173,124 confirmed cases in Canada.
Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of change to jury selection procedure

Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of change to jury selection procedure

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of a key legislative change to the jury-selection process.
Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan

Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan

VANCOUVER — Residents of a Vancouver neighbourhood were comfortable with a few people sleeping overnight in a park before moving on, but Kelsey Mulyk says they weren't prepared for homeless campers to continue occupying 400 tents for more than three