The federal government raised $5 billion from investors this week in its first ever sale of a so-called green bond, an increasingly popular investment vehicle that promises to combat climate change while making money, too.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the bond sale was an example of how something can be a win for the environment…Continue Reading
The federal government is pursuing an appeal at Canada’s highest court over the constitutionality of its landmark Indigenous child welfare legislation.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu are looking for direction from Canada’s top court on Indigenous child welfare. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)The federal government is pursuing an appeal at Canada’s highest…Continue Reading
Downtown Ottawa business owners are celebrating being able to reopen once again after being forced to shutter their doors during the more than three week protest that was rife with traffic disruptions, inaccessible streets and ongoing police activity.Ottawa’s Rideau Centre lost an estimated $3 million per day in revenue after management closed the mall on the…Continue Reading
There’s no question that occupying a part of the nation’s capital for weeks has gotten Canadians’ attention — and challenged the ability of authorities to clear the streets. But will the impact of the convoy make it a template for protests to come? Experts aren’t so sure.The protest organizers call the Freedom Convoy in downtown…Continue Reading
Police officers on horses ride beside Rideau Centre, as truckers and supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa. (Image: Reuters)Defiant against an order blared over loudspeakers to disperse or face arrest, hundreds of trucker-led protesters have been occupying the Canadian capital’s center for three weeks, demanding an end to Covid…Continue Reading
The Ottawa police arson unit is investigating a fire residents say was deliberately set in their apartment building lobby in the Centretown area early Sunday morning.Security footage obtained by Matias Munoz, a resident of an apartment building near Metcalfe and Lisgar streets in downtown Ottawa, appears to show what he describes as a fire in…Continue Reading
Ottawa’s mayor says the city is contemplating legal action against the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, arguing that Ottawa taxpayers shouldn’t be left to pay costs associated with the convoy protest now snarling traffic in Canada’s capital.A man who removed the tires from a pickup truck stands in front of West Block on Parliament Hill as a rally against…Continue Reading
The federal government has struck a deal with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation that will see it hand over thousands of residential school records, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said today.Ottawa strikes deal to turn over thousands of residential school documentsThe federal government has struck a deal to turn over thousands of residential…Continue Reading