CN derailment plunges grain cars into B.C.'s Fraser River
It says the incident involving about a dozen cars from a CPKC train on its mainline east of the Fraser Canyon community happened on Sunday due to a rockslide.
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Green Party's Elizabeth May discusses chaotic week in Canadian politics
Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics.
Montreal homeless problem makes aid workers feel powerless
As temperatures drop in Montreal, homeless shelters are overcrowded and warming stations — furnished with chairs, not beds — are at capacity. Unhoused people wander around subway stations, while others sleep standing up in 24-hour restaurants. Many are pitching tents to survive the winter.
10 people in Ottawa sent to hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning
Insp. Scott Pettis told reporters at the scene that the gas came from a vehicle that had been left running inside a garage to warm up. The exhaust built up as the door was left unopened, he said.
This firebrand Indigenous attorney is in the world’s highest court fighting for climate justice
Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back.
Trudeau stakes out high ground on climate with cabinet shuffle
Friday’s cabinet shuffle is widely seen as an attempt by Trudeau to plug the holes before the Liberal ship capsizes, but nonetheless there are positive signals for the climate concerned.
Alberta announces new coal mining policy, but environmentalists are not happy
It says it will ban new mountaintop removal mining and new open-pit mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
PM Justin Trudeau's cabinet has eight new faces but they might not last long with election looming
Trudeau is moving to plug gaps in his front bench after several in cabinet have decided not to run again in the election next year but he is not moving around the big players on his team.
Singh says NDP will bring down the government when Parliament resumes
In a letter to Canadians, Singh says the NDP will vote to bring down the government regardless of who leads the Liberals.In a letter to Canadians, Singh says the NDP will vote to bring down the government regardless of who leads the Liberals.
Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc stands with PM during party upheaval
Dominic LeBlanc is helping Justin Trudeau hold the house together even as a growing number of Liberals turn on the prime minister.
Federal pension plan report doesn't mention Alberta's share and Premier Smith is disappointed
The province has been waiting for months for the review and a figure from the province's actuary
B.C.'s new clean-energy czar is a climate 'wild card'
B.C.’s new Energy Minister Adrian Dix could electrify the province’s low carbon economy if Premier David Eby’s NDP government opts to wean itself off LNG.
Residents take Ontario town to court over farmland rezoning
A local environmental group is suing the town of Caledon, Ont. over a decision to “pre-zone” 5,000 acres of prime farmland for housing development.
Canada's greenhouse gas emissions dropping but major reductions still required
The federal government estimates Canada’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions are going down, but hitting its 2030 climate targets will require much larger reductions.
Birding is a much (much) bigger industry than you knew
From buying pricey binoculars to traveling to bird hotspots, avian enthusiasts support local economies across the nation—and the world.