Friday, June 19, 2026
ADVT 
National

Federal Opposition Wants Emergency Debate On Sea Ice After Another Record Low

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Mar, 2015 12:56 PM
  • Federal Opposition Wants Emergency Debate On Sea Ice After Another Record Low

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats say a new record low in Arctic sea ice should spark an emergency debate in Parliament.

Environment critic Megan Leslie says she plans to file a request for the debate with Speaker Andrew Scheer first thing on Monday.

She says the House urgently needs to discuss the impacts of a melting Arctic.

Leslie says confirmation this week that the extent of this winter's sea ice is the lowest on record has implications for everything from defence to environment to the livelihoods of northerners.

She says her attempts to get those

MORE National ARTICLES

BC Hydro CEO Says Site C Dam Will Be Built, Marks A 'new Era' For Utility

BC Hydro CEO Says Site C Dam Will Be Built, Marks A 'new Era' For Utility
VANCOUVER — The head of BC Hydro is promising the contentious Site C hydroelectric dam will be built, despite overwhelming opposition and court challenges to the $8.8-billion project.

BC Hydro CEO Says Site C Dam Will Be Built, Marks A 'new Era' For Utility

Embattled Saanich Mayor, Richard Atwell, Wants To Get On With City Business

VICTORIA — The beleaguered mayor of a Vancouver Island community says he's putting personal and business distractions behind him and wants to get on with the job of running the District of Saanich.

Embattled Saanich Mayor, Richard Atwell, Wants To Get On With City Business

Surrey Dog Walker Awaits Sentence For Canine Deaths; Pet Owners Call For Jail Time

Surrey Dog Walker Awaits Sentence For Canine Deaths; Pet Owners Call For Jail Time
Emma Paulsen appeared in a Surrey, B.C., court on Wednesday for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty last November to animal cruelty and mischief.

Surrey Dog Walker Awaits Sentence For Canine Deaths; Pet Owners Call For Jail Time

RBC Alleges Theft Of $200,000 From Vancouver Branch Was An Inside Job

RBC Alleges Theft Of $200,000 From Vancouver Branch Was An Inside Job
VANCOUVER — Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) is accusing two former employees who worked at a Vancouver branch of orchestrating a pair of robberies worth more than $200,000.

RBC Alleges Theft Of $200,000 From Vancouver Branch Was An Inside Job

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird plans to take a pass on this week's high-level meeting, chaired by his Norwegian counterpart, on the future of Syria at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran

Crown defends issuing arrest warrant for hockey great Guy Lafleur in 2008

Crown defends issuing arrest warrant for hockey great Guy Lafleur in 2008
MONTREAL — The Crown maintains the warrant issued for the arrest of former hockey great Guy Lafleur in 2008 was justified considering the seriousness of the crime.

Crown defends issuing arrest warrant for hockey great Guy Lafleur in 2008