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The budget also pledges to introduce a home flipping tax to deter real estate speculators and a commitment to provide one cycle of free invitro fertilization to anyone who wants to start a family, Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said Thursday.

Trudeau accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of "spreading lies" about the Liberal government's upcoming online harms legislation — even while supporting a bill that would create online restrictions.

The Crown utility is forecasting a $190-million net loss for the fiscal year that will end in March.

A West Coast estuary resilience project involving a dozen First Nations partners, academics and government scientists studying climate impacts and solutions for vital tidal ecosystems is getting global attention.

Scientists say global heating is driving ice loss and warmer water, as ice cover falls short of the 50-year average of 18 per cent.

Aiming to protect and restore forests, and maintain local ownership of the land, Growing Forests has already raised $750,000 from 75 small investors, and the company has purchased roughly 900 acres of forest from woodlot owners.

Some community skepticism in James Bay shows Ottawa will have to work to gain trust when it comes to Indigenous-led conservation.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is overriding the province's independent energy regulator after it ruled late last year that the public shouldn't be subsidizing Enbridge's fossil fuel expansion plans as the climate crisis unfolds.

The NDP government announced Wednesday that it would not proceed with proposed amendments to the Land Act after holding a series of meetings with stakeholders, saying officials heard that they need to take time for further engagement and to demonstrate the "benefits of shared decision-making in action."

Hyundai’s Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility are developing electric aircraft that take off and land vertically.

British Columbia's finance minister Katrine Conroy says increasing the deficit in today's provincial budget is the right path to take in order to allow the government to provide needed services to people.  

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has made it a central tenet of his party's policy to take on big companies he believes are making record profits while ordinary people struggle to afford the basics. 

You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.

British Columbia intends to electrify its fledgling LNG industry to help its competitiveness, but a new poll released suggests that plan may be on thin ice with the public.

Chevron ceding the last historical offshore oil and gas rights on the West Coast is a big step forward for ocean protection and an Indigenous-led conservation network on the B.C. coast, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.