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The courtroom gallery erupted with applause as Judge John Law told Thunberg and her four co-defendants to stand and told them they were cleared of the criminal charge of breaching the Public Order Act. The judge cited “significant deficiencies in the evidence” presented by the prosecutor.

New information about high level of pollution were published in a the journal Environmental Pollution by provincial government scientists who were not made available to speak to reporters,

University of British Columbia bee researcher Alison McAfee says the extreme highs and lows are particularly dangerous to bumblebee populations since "false springs" could make queens emerge prematurely from hibernation.

A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc today, as it looks for ways to make as much information public as possible.

The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

A provincial court justice of the peace has upheld the Quebec government's imposition of curfews during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding several people guilty of breaking the health order during a protest.

Debt, drought and demand weigh heavily on the Crown corporation.

According to new analyses Thursday, the Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the federal government will provide over $11 billion to companies investing in carbon capture and hydrogen technologies over the coming years, representing at least $1 billion more than previously expected.

How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster?

The storm that pummelled California this week was fuelled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to near Hawaii. Here's a look at the phenomenon.

The federal government is spending another $362 million to help provinces and cities find housing for asylum seekers — but Ontario says it's nowhere near enough.

The party says its 2023 numbers show it couldn't be any clearer that Canadians are looking for change from the current government.

In a press release, the regulator says it found that approving the application with four conditions is in the public interest, based on new inspection commitments and demonstration of quality management processes from Trans Mountain. 

The Village of Pemberton has downgraded an evacuation order for six rural properties, but flood warnings remain in effect for the Lillooet and Squamish rivers as a final torrent of rain mixed with snowmelt saturates B.C.'s South Coast.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg went on trial on Thursday for refusing to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.