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Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday, after spending all six years he has been a member of Parliament around that table. The final decision was made in the last few days but it was a choice that was months in the making.The Canadian Press spoke to a source with knowledge of the week’s events, who spoke on background about the days leading up to the decision.Here’s a timeline of how it unfolded. 2:38 Federal and Alberta governments sign pipeline Memorandum of Understanding Guilbeault came into politics after a decades-long career as an environmentalist and activist, including as the founder of Quebec’s Equiterre...

Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s “premature” for anyone to draw conclusions regarding the potential removal, or adjustment, of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coastline. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson said people are “jumping to conclusions” with regard to any discussions about adjusting or lifting the ban.“I think it’s premature for people to have concluded things when there is no route yet, and there have been no conversations about that route at this point in time,” Hodgson said Thursday. 3:05 Carney, Alberta Premier Smith sign pipeline deal opening door to changi...

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday Canada is not open to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran at this time, and pushed back on senators who claim Canada has abandoned its human rights focus in its pursuit of investment from Gulf nations. “Our values are our North Star. They are our source of strength,” Anand told the Senate’s foreign affairs committee Thursday.Sen. Peter Harder asked Anand whether Ottawa would revise a decision the Harper government made in 2012 to cut diplomatic ties with Iran.“It was unfortunate that we withdrew from Iran. It was one of the areas where the Five Eyes welcomed Canada’s participation,” said Harder, referring to the intelligence alliance that includes Washington and London.Anand responded in French that Canada’s focus with Iran is on lim...

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted November 27, 2025 4:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The five official NDP leadership candidates will take part in a French debate in Montreal tonight — the first debate of the race. None of the candidates describe themselves as fully bilingual and their French language skills vary significantly. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Documentarian Avi Lewis appears to have th...

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...