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Why a Liberal Premier Wants to Pause a Carbon Tax Increase

Par : Ian Austen
Andrew Furey, Canada’s only Liberal premier, recently asked the Liberal federal government to suspend the scheduled increases.

Andrew Furey, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, has called for a carbon tax pause.

‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’

From airlines to pork sellers, corporate brands face legal and regulatory challenges for misleading the public with lofty climate claims.

Members of Fossil Free Netherlands, which has brought a lawsuit against the Dutch airline KLM for misleading consumers with its sustainability claims, outside the Amsterdam court in December.

Trudeau Gives Preview of Canada’s Federal Budget, Breaking Tradition

Par : Ian Austen
Breaking with Canadian tradition, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been crisscrossing the country announcing measures from the April 16 budget in advance.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a housing announcement in Calgary on Friday.

Canadian Politicians Were Targeted by China in 2021, Report Says

Lawmakers testified at a public hearing on foreign interference that they had been caught in China’s cross hairs after criticizing it over human rights.

Since President Xi Jinping’s rise to power, China has stepped up efforts to sway elections in Canada and other countries, according to intelligence officials, academics and members of the diaspora.

Canadian Lawmaker Says China Had Chinese Students Vote for Him

Han Dong, a member of Parliament who is accused of benefiting from the Chinese government’s help, testified at a public hearing on foreign interference.

Han Dong’s testimony was part of an ongoing federal inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s political system, especially the general elections of 2019 and 2021.

‘Punjabi Wave’ Music Hits the Juno Awards Stage

Par : Vjosa Isai
Karan Aujla, 27, became the first Punjabi artist to win an award at the Junos as the genre expands its fan base in Canada.

Karan Aujla accepting the Fan’s Choice Award at the Juno Awards on Sunday in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec

Hundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.

A view across Lake Osisko in the northern Quebec mining town of Rouyn-Noranda.

Teacher Secretly Sold His Students’ Art on Mugs and Shirts, Lawsuit Says

Par : Sopan Deb
Parents of a dozen students at a school near Montreal accused an art teacher in a lawsuit of reproducing portraits from a class assignment and putting them on items that he offered for sale online.

It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?

More lost shipwrecks are being found because of new technology, climate change and more vessels scanning the ocean floor for science or commerce.

After Hurricane Fiona hit Canada, a 19th-century shipwreck washed ashore in the Cape Ray area of Newfoundland. Experts say stronger storms are one of the factors leading to more shipwreck finds.

The Government’s Struggles With Outsourcing Software Development

Par : Ian Austen
The bloated cost of the ArriveCAN app and new investigations into possible fraud have highlighted some problems with turning to outside companies.

Jean-Yves Duclos, the procurement minister, blamed paper contracts for a potential multimillion-dollar fraud.

Canada’s Parliament Passes Gaza Measures After Palestinian Statehood Language Is Removed

Par : Ian Austen
The House of Commons vote endorsing a package of conflict-ending measures came after language calling on Canada to immediately recognize a State of Palestine was removed.

A rally to call for a cease-fire in Gaza in Ottawa, Canada, this month.

A Financial Crisis May Jeopardize Local News in Most of Atlantic Canada

Par : Ian Austen
The main lender for SaltWire, which owns most of the region’s legacy newspapers outside New Brunswick, has moved to dissolve the publisher.

A lender has asked a court to dissolve Atlantic Canada’s leading news media company.

A Call to End Gambling Ads as Athletes and Celebrities Are Shut Out of Them

Par : Ian Austen
A group wants the federal government to mirror its blanket restrictions on tobacco ads, citing addiction and its effect on sports.

A gambling ad in New York featuring Wayne Gretzky

Michael Spavor Reaches Settlement With Canada Over Detention by China

Michael Spavor, a Canadian businessman, was arrested by China in what his lawyers said was an act of retaliation for Canada’s detention of a Chinese tech giant executive.

Supporters of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in Vancouver in 2019.

Canada Braces for Wildfire Season as ‘Zombie Fires’ Blaze

Par : Ian Austen
A government forecast suggests that there could be even more wildfires this season than during last year’s exceptional fire period.

This photo released by a Canadian fire department shows crews battling a fire last month that persisted despite the cold and snow in Alberta, Canada.

Brian Mulroney Divided and Reshaped Canada Through Free Trade With the U.S.

Par : Ian Austen
The former prime minister, who died this week, brought dramatic changes, good and bad, to the country’s economy with the pact.

Brian Mulroney’s move toward closer economic ties with the United States was polarizing among Canadians.

Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84

He signed the historic free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico but was shadowed by scandal.

Brian Mulroney spoke in 2002 during a 10th-anniversary celebration of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington. He was a skilled debater and orator and always ready with a crowd-pleasing joke.

Scientists in Canada Passed Secrets to China, Investigations Find

Par : Ian Austen
After a prolonged Parliamentary debate, details about two microbiology researchers who were found to have shared secrets with China have been released.

The couple were escorted from their labs at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 2019 and later stripped of their security clearances. They were fired in January 2021.

Canada Restores Visa Requirement for Mexican Visitors

Par : Vjosa Isai
The immigration minister said Mexico had not done enough to address the surge of asylum seekers arriving in Canada.

Marc Miller, Canada’s immigration minister, last month. The visa mandate, which will go into effect Thursday night, had been lifted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016 to boost tourism.

Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million

The sealed case could include the highly prized Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Or not. The buyer may never find out.

Collectors who buy unopened cases of sports cards might never open the packages, instead treating them as investments to be sold as is at a later date.

Canadian Skaters File Appeal Seeking Medals From Beijing Olympics

Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians filed three cases, asking for the gold.

Vanessa James and Eric Radford, along with six other figure skaters from Canada, have filed a case demanding that they be awarded the bronze medals in the team event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Few Good Solutions as Home Affordability Plummets

Par : Ian Austen
An economic analysis found that in several Canadian cities, prices would have to plummet, or incomes would have to soar improbably, to restore affordability.

Building more houses won’t solve Canada’s affordability problem in many cities, economists say.

For Car Thieves, Toronto Is a ‘Candy Store,’ and Drivers Are Fed Up

Par : Vjosa Isai
An epidemic of auto thefts in Canada’s largest city has left many residents exasperated, with some getting creative about deterrence efforts, such as installing bollards in home driveways.

After his previous two cars were stolen, Dennis Wilson installed theft prevention measures, including a steering wheel lock, on his newest vehicle.

Residents Oppose Expanding Drug Use Sites to Suburban Vancouver

Par : Vjosa Isai
Council chambers in Richmond, one of British Columbia’s largest cities, turned raucous this week amid debate over a possible safe consumption site.

A nurse preparing a dose of Naloxone at an overdose prevention site in Vancouver.

Is That Polar Bear Getting Enough to Eat? Try a Collar With a Camera.

Scientists collected video from 20 bears during ice-free months to understand whether the animals can survive longer periods on land in a warming world.

A female polar bear and her cub on Hudson Bay, near Churchill, Manitoba, in 2022.

Canada Prepares for Soccer’s 2026 World Cup

Par : Ian Austen
While no new stadiums will be built in Vancouver or Toronto, multimillion-dollar renovations must be finished on a tight deadline.

BMO Field in Toronto will get additional seats.

Canadian Is Sentenced to 14 Years for Passing Along State Secrets

Par : Ian Austen
Cameron Ortis was convicted of passing state secrets to men under police investigation, but his motives remain unknown. He said it was all part of an international mission he could not disclose.

Cameron Ortis, sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating Canada’s Security of Information Act, said his actions were all part of an international mission.

Canadian Hockey Players to Face Sexual Assault Hearing

Hockey fans in Canada are struggling to make sense of a scandal that has led to sexual-assault charges against five former junior hockey players.

The Leon’s Centre arena in Kingston, Ontario, is home to the Kingston Frontenacs junior hockey team.

A Public Inquiry Into Foreign Election Meddling Comes Up Against Secrecy

Par : Ian Austen
The first week of hearings by a special commission focused on the question of how top-secret intelligence can be made public.

Justice Marie-Josée Hogue was given a tight schedule for her inquiry into election meddling.

Mysterious Shipwreck Washes Ashore in Newfoundland

Experts say that the ship is probably from the 19th century, and that it was most likely brought onto shore in Canada by Hurricane Fiona.

Experts estimate that the ship that was discovered recently along the shoreline in Newfoundland was built in the 1800s.

Russian Figure Skaters Will Get Olympic Bronze After Valieva Disqualification

A decision to address the disqualification of Kamila Valieva gave the United States the gold in the Beijing 2022 team event, but it kept Canada off the podium.

Russia’s team edged the United States, left, and Japan at the 2022 Beijing Olympics but will receive the bronze after a doping penalty.

Canada Delays Plan to Offer Medically Assisted Death to the Mentally Ill

Par : Ian Austen
A parliamentary panel concluded that there are not enough doctors, particularly psychiatrists, in the country to properly assess patients.

Jason French, a Canadian who has undergone years of treatment for depression, said he wanted access to assisted death so he could die on his own terms.

Former N.H.L. Player Faces Sexual Assault Charges in Canada

The accusation, made in London, Ontario, in 2018, has put the country’s hockey organization into turmoil and outraged the public.

Alex Formenton, a former Ottawa Senators player, at a National Hockey League game in Philadelphia in 2022.

Spending More Money on Police Shows No Clear Link to Lower Crime Levels

Par : Ian Austen
A study led by researchers in Toronto found that crime had risen in several cities along with increases in spending.

Toronto’s police chief is pushing for an expanded budget increase.

Court Finds Trudeau Overreached by Using Emergency Law to End Blockade

The government said it will appeal the decision that came two years after the start of a trucker protest that paralyzed the downtown of Canada’s capital.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking this week in Laval, Quebec. His government will appeal a court’s decision rebuking his handling of a protest.

The Growing Private-Sector Involvement in Canadian Public Health Care Systems

Par : Ian Austen
Ontario announced plans this week to further expand services offered through privately owned clinics under its health plan.

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Ontario is expanding private clinics.

Quebec Man Pleads Guilty to What He Accused the Government Of: Starting Wildfires

A man who pleaded guilty to setting 14 fires in 2023 also shared misinformation and conspiracy theories about wildfires and climate change.

A fire in northern Quebec last June. The majority of fires were started by lightning strikes.

A Russian Dissident’s Fraught Path to Canadian Citizenship

Par : Vjosa Isai
Maria Kartasheva was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court for criticizing the war in Ukraine, threatening her citizenship application in Canada.

Maria Kartasheva at home in Ottawa. A Russian dissident, she was sentenced by a Moscow court to eight years in prison for spreading “false information” about the war in Ukraine.

U.S. Leads Second Strike Against Houthis in Yemen

The military fired at a target in response to rising attacks on Red Sea shipping, which the Houthis linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.

A protest in Sana, Yemen, on Friday against the operation to safeguard Red Sea shipping with U.S. and British airstrikes on Houthi military sites.

Canada’s Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes, and Anxiety

Par : Vjosa Isai
As international students flock to Canada, the country is looking closer at ways to protect them against labor and financial exploitation.

Students after taking a shuttle bus from downtown Timmins, Ontario, to the local Northern College campus. The institution has seen a significant uptick in foreign students in recent years, mostly from India, as domestic enrollment has waned.

Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol

Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to bring them back. But younger voters may be starting to forget the team.

A junior hockey league team, the Quebec Remparts, in red, competing in an arena that was built for 370 million Canadian dollars, in the hopes of attracting an N.H.L. team.

Canada’s Boreal Forests Badly Damaged by Logging

A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions.

A portion of boreal forest in northern Quebec. A study found that commercial logging in Quebec and neighboring Ontario has caused the removal of 35.4 million acres of forest.

Canada Letter: Restaurants That Are Local Institutions, According to Readers

We asked Canada Letter readers to tell us about the restaurants that have become institutions in their communities.

Les Fougères opened 30 years ago in Chelsea, Quebec.

In Canada, Assisted Death May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill

Par : Vjosa Isai
The country is divided over a law that would allow patients suffering from mental health illnesses to apply for assisted death.

Jason French has undergone years of treatment for his depression without any improvement. He says he wants access to assisted death so he can die on his own terms.

The Best of Canada in 2023

Par : Vjosa Isai
Critics at The Times highlight their favorite movies, music and more each year, and Canadians and their works feature heavily in those recommendations.

Celine Song, the South Korean-Canadian director of the film “Past Lives.”

In Search of Vintage Christmas Window Displays

Par : Ian Austen
The mechanically powered holiday scenes that once filled department-store windows in Canada are still humming. Here’s where to find them.

Despite being over 70 years old, the display at McCord Stewart Museum remains in good condition.

Canadian Town Hosts Passengers From Diverted Delta Flight

The flight was forced to land because of a “mechanical issue,” the company said, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.

Military barracks in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada, on Monday, where Delta Air Lines passengers spent the night after their plane was forced to land because of a mechanical issue.
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