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Manitoba's NDP government touted its recent fuel-tax cut as an inflation-buster on Tuesday, while the Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused the government of letting costs rise elsewhere.

The New Democrat government pledged more homes for middle-class people in British Columbia and eviction protection for renters in a throne speech that promised affordability measures in this week's budget, with a provincial election set for this fall.

The federal government is doubling the financing available for a British Columbia housing plan, which the prime minister called "transformative."

Trudeau is expected to be joined by Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault, who represents an Edmonton riding, and Mayor Amarjeet Sohi.

Hydrogen production is touted by the Canadian government and others around the world as a clean alternative to fossil fuel use, but climate-impact assessments are vulnerable to miscalculations, according to new research by the Environmental Defense Fund.

when the numbers keep breaking the wrong records — 2023 was the hottest year on record — sometimes we just have to tally it up.

The changes were announced Tuesday as part of the “Get It Done Act.” In a statement, the government emphasized the changes are crucial for accelerating infrastructure development and supporting the province’s population growth.

The Nova Scotia community of Mahone Bay devised a creative way to combat climate challenges.

Proposed upgrades to B.C.'s efficiency standards for furnaces, water heaters and other home-heating appliances are coming under fire from some contractors and the province's far right.

The season traditionally has run from March 1 to Oct. 31, but Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says it's now underway — 10 days earlier than usual.

Dan Kelly, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says businesses were already getting far less back from carbon pricing than they pay, and this will make that even worse.

Canada's mental health and addictions minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government's decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the country's overdose crisis.

Trust in the Canadian justice system depends on clear communication to the public, Canada's newest Supreme Court justice said as she was officially welcomed to the country's highest court.

Renters across the country faced record low vacancy rates and record high rent increases in 2023, but Statistics Canada says Toronto and Vancouver residents who don't own their homes face the greatest financial pressures.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver today, set to make a housing-related announcement alongside Premier David Eby and Mayor Ken Sim.