News

A non-native plant species is invading the marsh and tidal mudflats along the Fraser River delta in B.C. A group of conservationists is fighting to control its spread.

Opponents are calling out Canada over its role in the development of a controversial telescope on Hawaii’s tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, citing human rights abuses.

The forces said in a statement that a reconnaissance team is on the ground in Prince George in central B.C. and is working with local authorities including the BC Wildfire Service to strategize.

Russia halted an unprecedented wartime deal on Monday that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.

Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country.

A working group comprised of members of Public Safety Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and British Columbia emergency management and wildfire officials are set to meet today as several hundred blazes burn across the province.

At a time when skeptics are questioning Canada's plan to ramp up immigration, a new report argues the country needs to welcome a lot more newcomers to counter-balance its aging demographic.

NDP MP Niki Ashton, alongside other climate advocates, is urging the country’s largest stock exchange to suspend the listing of a Vancouver-based oil and gas company drilling in an ecologically sensitive area.

One of Canada’s most tangible climate targets is to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2030. Getting off coal, the federal government acknowledges, “is one of the single most important climate steps the world can take.” However, how meaningful is that step if a coal-fired plant is transitioned to run on another fossil fuel?

Fibreglass revolutionized boating, but decades later, discarded and degraded vessels are adding to marine pollution. We can do something about it.

The young woman's brother Nolan Gale said in an Instagram post that his sister was "kind and thoughtful," and he's grateful to have grown up alongside her.

Writing on Twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa's resources will support "emergency evacuation efforts." 

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the policy directive will be similar to the one last year ending most of Canada's public financing for international fossil-fuel projects.

Canada is expected to close applications for temporary emergency visas offered to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression on Saturday — but hasn't announced whether it plans to offer long-term refuge.