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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault will not resign from Mark Carney’s cabinet over the upcoming pipeline agreement between Ottawa and Alberta, according to a senior government source. Guilbeault had been rumoured to be unhappy with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to agree to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that would outline conditions under which a potential new oil pipeline could be built to the northwest coast of British Columbia.The senior government source told Global News that Guilbeault and Carney spoke about the pipeline MoU in what was described as an “honest and candid” conversation.One of the leading environmenta...

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted November 26, 2025 6:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party caucus isn’t afraid to defend its record as its faces more than a dozen recall petition campaigns. Smith says that’s especially true for two of her ministers, saying their accomplishments speak for themselves.She says Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has overseen more funding for schools than any government in history, while Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally has made doing business easier by cutting red tape. ...

A new oilsands pipeline to the northern B.C. coast is a non-starter as long as oil tankers are forbidden there, but experts say a removal of the federal ban would only lift one of many obstacles deterring the private sector from such a project. Media reports say the federal and Alberta governments are poised to announce a memorandum of understanding Thursday, affirming support for a pipeline alongside emissions-reducing measures.The agreement reportedly includes exemptions to the tanker ban, which has been law since 2019.Warren Mabee, director of the Queen’s University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, said the possible MOU would be a “policy document” of sorts that’s subject to change and non-binding, but nonetheless significant.“The fact that … the prime minister is throwing...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is giving $500 million in loan guarantees to softwood lumber industry and placing limits on imported foreign steel as the two sectors reel under tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. Ottawa is cutting back on steel imports from countries that do not have a free trade agreement with Canada from 50 per cent to 20 per cent of last year’s levels.“This will open up more than $850 million in new domestic demand for Canadian steel,” Carney said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when ...

The prosecutor who recently took over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others said in a court filing Wednesday that he has decided not to pursue the case further. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, took over the case last month from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she chose to lead the case.After Skandalakis’ filing, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued a one-paragraph order dismissing the case in its entirety.It was unlikely that legal action against Trump could have moved forward while he is president. But 14 other defendants still faced charges, in...

Canadians understand that energy security, economic security and national security are linked, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday when asked about Ottawa’s proposed energy agreement with Alberta. “Canada can be an energy superpower, both in conventional and clean energy. But I would let the major project office do its work. That’s why they’re there. There’s well-established process,” Champagne said, referring to the new federal entity overseeing major infrastructure projects.“I think that Canadians understand better now than ever the nexus between energy security, economic security, national security. I think we can do that as a nation in consultation, respecting jurisdiction, and at the same time looking at what’s in the best interest of Canada,” he said.When aske...