Nova Scotia moves away from the Atlantic Loop to focus on local renewables
On Wednesday, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton announced that the province will seek other forms of energy to transition off coal.
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Industry leaders launch net-zero agri-food sector alliance
A group of leaders in the agriculture and food industries is launching a national alliance to work toward achieving net zero in Canada's agri-food sector by 2050.
Canadians desperate to help family in Gaza struggle for options
Reem Sultan said she's been struggling to hold herself together after recently losing loved ones in Gaza and is desperately looking for ways to help family still in the sealed-off Palestinian territory.
Trudeau to visit fire-ravaged Northwest Territories
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today.
Grizzlies are starving in the woods: more protection needed, conservationists note
The science is "crying out" for greater habitat protections for the iconic species as industrial activities eat away at the landscapes the bears depend on, said wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory
Canadian screening for Nazis under scrutiny after House incident
When an individual suspected of taking part in the Second World War murder of Jews in western Ukraine applied for admission to Canada in 1951, immigration officials did not follow up with potential witnesses who might have provided crucial details.
Judge to rule if Ottawa residents can testify in 'Freedom Convoy' trial
The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents.
The summer that caught up to climate fiction
We no longer need authors or scientists to imagine it; real-world experience does the trick for anyone who’s paying close attention.
‘An advertisement for the nuclear industry’: Jonathan Wilkinson slammed for accepting nuclear waste strategy
On Thursday, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson accepted the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste, paving the way for a deep geological repository and multiple near-surface disposal facilities.
'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa.
Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year
The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.
RCMP sensitive crimes unit investigating Greenbelt land swap scandal
Peter German, a lawyer and a former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, said in this case, the RCMP is utilizing an investigative unit that is experienced with investigating allegations of a sensitive political nature, such as corruption.
Montreal man among those killed in attack on Israel, family says
A man from Montreal is believed to be among the victims of an attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, according to his family.
Trudeau speaks at Jewish centre; pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to streets
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators spilled onto streets in several Canadian cities on Thanksgiving Day while the prime minister and Opposition leader spoke at a vigil at a Jewish community centre, following a weekend of deadly fighting in the Middle East
The battle over mining in Ontario's Ring of Fire
On a rock-covered beach in the heart of the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, Alex Moonias gazes east, then north. All he sees is undisturbed land, water and air.