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Former environment minister and current Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday he is resigning from cabinet, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an energy and pipeline deal with Alberta. Global News has confirmed Guilbeault will stay on as the Liberal MP for his Montreal-area riding.In a statement, Guilbeault outlined the “historic” environmental progress made by the Liberal government over the past 10 years that he helped bring forward, including the emissions reduction plan and national adaptation strategy.However, he said that since Carney’s election win this spring, “several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled,” such as the oil and gas emissions cap and th...

Elections Canada says voting services in Nunavik during the spring federal election were “significantly hindered” by a lack of planning and oversight that caused some polls to close early. Following the April 28 federal election, Elections Canada acknowledged that some voters in Nunavik were unable to cast ballots because a shortage of staff led to polls closing well ahead of schedule.In a report released Thursday, Elections Canada said the returning officer’s plan didn’t include meaningful engagement with local communities.“Although this approach deviated from Elections Canada’s expectations, it was approved by headquarters,” the report said.“Most pre-event activities related to outreach in the northern communities were not completed, further limiting local involvement and undermining ser...

A new agreement between the federal government and Alberta aims to lay the groundwork for a new pipeline to the B.C. coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Thursday, which aims to “diversify our export markets, make Canada an energy superpower, and build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive economy.”But what does the Memorandum of Understanding say? And what does it actually get done? Here’s what you need to know.The flagship proposal in the MOU is a bitumen pipeline from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast that would carry an additional 300,000 to 400,000 barrels per day destined for Asian markets. Story continues below advertisement The agreement doesn’t say what route the pipeli...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia is selling off its remaining stock of American alcohol that was pulled off shelves nearly nine months ago in response to the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war. The province said Thursday that about $14 million of inventory remains in storage, consisting mostly of wine and spirits, such as whisky.The product will be sold at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. (NSLC) outlets beginning next Monday and “will likely take months to sell.”Meanwhile, the net profit from the sales, which the province estimates will be $4 million, will be given to Feed Nova Scotia and community groups in the next few weeks.“We remain committed to a Team Canada approach to tariffs and trade. We will not be ordering any ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil pipeline in exchange for stronger environmental regulations, while also walking back some of Ottawa’s climate policies. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been negotiating with Ottawa a “grand bargain” which would see the proposed Pathways Alliance carbon-capture project move forward alongside a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast.Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Carney said the memorandum of understanding with Alberta “is about much more than one thing.” 1:44 Pipeline politics: First Nations, Alberta energy sector divided on possib...

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...