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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.

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.

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.

Michael Wenger still remembers the patches of blood red and vivid violet that daub the landscape of the Northwest Passage.

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.

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.

Tofu béchamel, plant-based sushi and wagyu "beef" made from peas, soy and fava beans. These and dozens of other plant-based dishes are poised to become increasingly common on the menus of public institutions as chefs try to reduce their kitchens' environmental and health impacts while whetting people's appetite for plant-based meals. 

On Monday, Bloc Québécois MPs will decide the fate of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion to exempt all fuel for home heating from the carbon price. The motion is non-binding but is significant because it serves to keep the hot-button carbon tax debate alive and in the public eye.

The auditor general will investigate the Ontario Place redevelopment and the planned move of the Ontario Science Centre to a new waterfront site. Acting auditor Nick Stavropoulos will oversee both audits.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has put a hold on a pending oil and gas exploration licence for the offshore of Nova Scotia, which, if approved, would restart fossil fuel activity offshore after years of dormancy. 

The Canada Energy Regulator said its inspection officers found Trans Mountain Corp. had not installed sufficient fencing to protect amphibians in the area while work was going on.

The agreement was signed between the federal and British Columbia governments and the Indigenous-led First Nations Leadership Council.

While Mary Moreau's nomination to Canada's top court is history-making, she told members of Parliament and senators on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, that she looks forward to the day when it's not.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the U.S. capital today to represent Canada at the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity summit.

A Montreal suburb has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars to around 300 residents who say they've suffered from years of unreasonable traffic noise.