Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is pressing ahead with plans for a law to make digital giants pay Canadian outlets for using their content, not just to shore up the media but to counteract fake news.
Global methane emissions from the energy sector are about 70 per cent higher than reported by official data, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency.
The federal government is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous communities and building regenerative and prosperous fisheries in B.C. with $11.8 million in funding through the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative, said federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray.
A new climate finance initiative marks a departure from Canada’s reliance on large multinational banks to distribute funds and instead puts money directly in the hands of those most affected by climate change, experts say.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government can revoke the Emergencies Act now that the crisis in Ottawa and Canada's border crossings has calmed down.
Trudeau's promise to commit hundreds more troops to Europe came days after Defence Minister Anita Anand acknowledged concerns about stretching the military too far.
Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the government’s representative in the Senate.
British Columbia has earmarked $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats posed by wildfires, floods and heat waves in a budget that forecasts a $5.5−billion deficit.