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Parliament ended its spring session last week, sending politicians back to their home ridings. Hot Politics host David Mckie and columnist Max Fawcett talk politics.

Climate change, pests and unsustainable harvesting have left the Canadian forestry industry vulnerable. But as wildfires across the country decimate large swaths of Canada’s remaining forests, a Vancouver non-profit is helping companies find alternatives to pulp and paper-based packaging.

The Calgary-based oil company has provided no details about the attack or which parts of its operations were affected, saying simply in a news release issued late Sunday that it had "experienced a cybersecurity incident."

The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says 76,129 square kilometres of forest and other land have burned since Jan. 1. That exceeds the previous record set in 1989 of 75,596 square kilometres, according to the National Forestry Database.

Canada pledged to keep a close eye on tensions in Russia on Saturday, June 24, 2023, as armed rebel mercenaries marched on Moscow before their commander said they were halting their advance.

When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it's going to take a while for the strategy to take off.

Bubbles filled the sky and cheers rang through the streets of Toronto on Sunday, June 25, 2023, as thousands of colourfully-clad revelers at Canada's largest Pride parade voiced their support for a community facing rising levels of hate and intolerance.

Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance while a war rages in Ukraine and Russia deals with the fallout from a revolt set the stage on Monday for a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance.

Thick, smoky air blanketed many parts of Quebec on Sunday, June 25, 2023, as more than 110 wildfires raging in the northern parts of the province set more communities on high alert for new evacuation orders.

Arctic security and Russia's invasion of Ukraine were top of mind on Sunday, June 25, 2023, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Iceland for a two-day summit with Nordic leaders.

CPPIB-owned Civitas Resources’ massive increase in oil production comes just three months after the pension board’s acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in Aera Energy, California’s second-largest oil and gas producer.

San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes, and neighbourhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity.

FedEx Express Canada is going electric. The delivery company has added 50 all-electric BrightDrop Zevo 600 vehicles to its fleet — 40 in Toronto, five in Montreal and five in Vancouver. 

“The economic disruption and costs associated with already existing climate change is something that we don't often think about enough," says Marc Lee, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

The wildfire in Mistissini, Que., was about 10 kilometres from the road to southern Quebec — and about 30 kilometres from the town itself, Chief Michael Petawabno said in an interview. Mistissini is the second largest Cree community in the province, home to around 4,000 people.