Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans tete a tete with former Fox host Tucker Carlson
An itinerary posted on Tucker Carlson's website says he will make remarks and have a conversation with Smith.
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Money for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic update
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present the province's fall economic update this morning.
Feds put $5M toward security for community groups to protect against hate-motivated crimes
The federal government is spending $5 million on private security and other safety measures for community groups worried about an increase in hate-fuelled violence, the public safety minister announced on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Small businesses still hoping for pandemic loan forgiveness extension
As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year.
Guilbeault says no more carbon price carve outs on his watch
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Monday, November 6, 2023, he will not stand for any further adjustments to Canada's carbon-pricing system as a Conservative motion calling for more carve-outs failed in the House of Commons.
Pierre Poilievre’s carbon price motion dies, but questions of equity continue
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s symbolic motion calling for more carbon tax carveouts was defeated, but this won’t end the polarizing debate that centres on equity.
Communities prepare for climate-driven extreme weather
Climate-driven extreme weather has endangered Canadians and caused billions of dollars of damage. Now, the B.C. government is distributing $5 million in funding to communities to mitigate the loss caused by climate-driven extreme weather.
New guide shows an Indigenous-led energy shift
Released Monday by Sacred Earth Solar, Indigenous Climate Action, David Suzuki Foundation, Power to the People and Real World Media, the guide highlights examples showing Indigenous communities embracing clean energy and a just transition, leading to far-reaching benefits.
Community pantries don’t just fight hunger. They’re also a climate solution
In cities across the U.S., hundreds of refrigerators stocked with free food are reducing waste — and methane emissions.
New traffic study shows Ontario’s Highway 413 not needed
Subsidizing tolls for trucks on Ontario’s 407 Express Toll Route could significantly reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area without sacrificing environmentally protected land to build Highway 413, a new report has found.
Conservative motion to expand carbon tax carveout fails
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party backed the motion, but Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet had told reporters ahead of question period that his MPs would vote against it.
Premiers unite to call on Ottawa to make carbon pricing fair for all Canadians
Last week, Trudeau announced his government would pause for three years the carbon price on home heating oil to make it easier for users of that fuel to switch to electric heat pumps.
Arctic ice retreat leads to increased ship traffic through the Northwest Passage
Michael Wenger still remembers the patches of blood red and vivid violet that daub the landscape of the Northwest Passage.
Energy costs, health care top of mind at Premiers meeting in Halifax
The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.
How puffins stay plucky in a heating world
Studying puffin populations on three Norwegian islands, scientists have uncovered the first evidence to connect a large-scale hybridization to 20th-century warming trends. Yet a serious decline in the birds’ genetic diversity does not bode well for their future.