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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.

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

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?

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.

A University of Toronto professor says residents of Hamilton, Ont., could be inhaling the chemical equivalent of one or two cigarettes per week -- at minimum -- due to elevated levels of a cancer-causing compound in the air.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her province has begun talks with British Columbia as part of a push to greatly expand the reach of Canadian natural gas to more foreign markets.

British Columbia is putting out a call for national and international help to fight wildfires that are blanketing communities in thick smoke, as some residents watch flames approach their homes.

British Columbia port workers are back on the job after a tentative agreement was reached between the employers association and the workers union, ending a 13-day-old strike.

As tens of millions of people begin using Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, police and emergency response agencies across Canada are considering embracing the new text-based app.

The Manitoba government has decided to adopt the lowest possible standard for energy efficiency when the newest national model codes take effect next year.