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The man charged with recommending how best to deal with foreign interference in Canada's federal elections will finally say whether he believes a public inquiry is necessary.

The Gitxaała Nation's court challenge is testing how much teeth British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will have on the laws of the province, setting up precedent for the federal equivalent that enshrined UNDRIP into law in 2021.

With 20 million people at the highest risk of famine, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form.

In some corners of Alberta, there are whispers that the military’s presence has nothing to do with the fires.

As the debate over how to tackle illegal content on internet platforms continues, pro-Kremlin actors are intensifying their disinformation efforts targeting Germans.

If you enjoy our podcasts, the best way to support us is to donate to Canada’s National Observer’s spring fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 to fund our vital climate journalism.

Premier François Legault said Quebec already has the lowest emissions per capita in North America and he wants that to be remain true in 2030 

Last week, Green Party Leader David Coon tabled a bill to end fossil fuel development. The bill was tabled with “urgency,” he said, after Premier Blaine Higgs said he would pursue fracked gas development with or without First Nations' consent. On Thursday, there was a second reading of the bill.

The G7 Leaders' Summit kicked off on Friday in Hiroshima with Canada joining other members to announce new sanctions on Russia, as well as new funding to guard against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Experts say shifting factors including wildfires in Alberta, a slowing economy and potential pressures on supply will all have an effect on gas prices as the long weekend heralds the start of the summer.

Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic and noise of a major city.

Alberta’s two political contenders hammered each other on the issue of trust in the provincial election campaign's lone debate on Thursday.

That's how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put it when he posted a nearly-five minute video on Twitter condemning the Liberal government for its passport redesign, while standing in front of the National War Memorial, another image removed from future Canadian passports.

Colonialism causes climate change, and Indigenous rights are the solution — a tagline for Indigenous Climate Action that has taken new meaning following Alberta and Saskatchewan's wildfire crisis.

Researchers say the coquí frogs appear to be decreasing in size at warmer temperatures, which causes their croaks to become high-pitched. If the trends continue, the heat could become too much for the sensitive amphibians to survive successfully.