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At federal inquiry, Canada Post blames workers leaving early and union points to mismanagement
Canada Post bosses and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers squared off in a downtown Ottawa hotel on Monday, the first day of hearings at the industrial inquiry commission convened by the labour minister.
Environment minister open to replacing carbon tax if Canada can still meet its climate goals
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said he is open to replacing the carbon tax he has long defended if Liberal leadership candidates provide a suitable alternative.
Guilbeault says it's 'deplorable' Trump will pull out of Paris Agreement as California burns
Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said the world needs to collectively continue fighting climate change, no matter what what President Donald Trump does in his second term.
Singh says Poilievre doesn't want to upset Elon Musk with tariff response
The NDP leader accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of taking a soft approach to Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods.
NDP source says voters can expect an 'unfiltered' Singh in election campaign
The NDP is further distancing itself from the Liberals, not only committing to vote against the government but adopting a different tone as the party prepares for a potential spring election.
Quebec Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign: sources
Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. The province's caucus chair, Stéphane Lauzon, consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to its national leadership, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.
NDP sending mixed signals on whether it will vote non-confidence in the Trudeau government
After Chrystia Freeland's sudden and unexpected resignation from the Trudeau cabinet earlier this week, it seemed clear that the NDP would vote non-confidence in the government, triggering an early election. It hasn't been clear since.
Ottawa no longer committed to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035
The federal government is backing away from its former goal of achieving net-zero in the national electricity grid by 2035 — but it is promising deeper emissions reductions in the energy sector after 2050.
Out on a limb: Ottawa is falling behind on its promise to plant 2 billion trees
The federal government did not meet the targets for its program to plant two billion trees during the program's third planting season.
Greenpeace protesters arrested outside Poilievre's official residence
Greenpeace activists chained themselves to a mockup of oil-extraction equipment outside the official residence of the Official Opposition leader Thursday morning.