Canada is the only G7 nation whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the Paris Agreement. The main reason: its oil sands.
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A Week of Discouraging Coronavirus Pandemic Developments in Canada
Canada inched ahead of the United States on new daily coronavirus cases per capita and officials warned that worse is to come.
A Week of Discouraging, Frightening and Frustrating Pandemic Developments
Canada inched ahead of the United States on new daily coronavirus cases per capita and officials warned that worse is to come.
Canada Supreme Court Rules Federal Carbon Tax Is Constitutional
In rejecting a request from some provinces to strike down national carbon pricing, the court declared that the measure meets an important national need.
The U.S. Parts With Some of a Vaccine Stockpile It Currently Can’t Use
The Biden administration said it would send Canada 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from an inventory measured in tens of millions.
Biden and Trudeau Renew the Ties Put to the Test by Trump
“The United States has no closer friend than Canada,” President Biden told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mr. Biden’s first virtual meeting with a foreign leader.
Canada’s Weapons Bill Would Allow Cities to Ban Handguns
The legislation, building on a ban of military-style weapons issued last year, would also make it easier to revoke gun licenses.
Two Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises?
Legal pot has made Canadian justice a little fairer, with “heavily racialized” arrests for possession mostly ending. But vows on amnesty, illicit sales and Indigenous inclusion are works in progress.
Fresh Starts at the Top in Both Washington and Ottawa
A day after Joseph R. Biden Jr. became president, resetting Canada’s relationship with its neighbor, Governor General Julie Payette quit as Queen Elizabeth’s representative as head of state.
Justin Trudeau to Get Biden’s First Official Call to a Foreign Leader
Canadians welcome a renewed relationship with the United States after tolerating four years of insults and threats from the Trump administration.