Faith in government rebounds as pandemic starts to fade
An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade.
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Carbon capture is too pricey and takes too long to build: Winnipeg think tank
By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada's oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues.
‘Extremely dangerous’ safety violations at Canada’s only underground coal mine
Documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through a freedom of information request detail an injury to a worker and multiple safety infractions relating to methane monitoring and fire hazards.
Canada’s first deepwater oil project inches closer to development
After securing a licence for a recent discovery, Norwegian energy giant Equinor is one step closer to developing Canada’s first deepwater oil project off the East Coast.
Food, feed and fuel: Seaweed industry could cut land needed for farming by 110 million hectares
Scientists identify parts of the ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10 per cent of the human diet to reduce the impact of agriculture.
Canada’s emergency wage subsidy ‘was really a blank cheque to companies’: Canadians for Tax Fairness
Some of Canada’s biggest corporations received a pandemic subsidy intended to keep their employees on the payroll, but a new report finds that in many cases, these large companies actually reduced employment while padding the pockets of shareholders.
The uncomfortable handshake between Alberta Premier Smith and Prime Minister Trudeau
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met face to face with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in a photo opportunity punctuated by short statements and a very awkward handshake.
Driver charged with homicide after two children killed when bus crashed into Quebec daycare
Police say the 51-year-old bus driver has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving.
Ottawa to spend $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves
Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide Indigenous communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites.
Pink sea urchins are inching into shallower B.C. waters as climate changes
Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life.
Mill closures threaten fabric of rural B.C. towns
When Mayor Shane Brienen of Houston, B.C., thinks about the impact of the impending closure of the town's sawmill, he worries not only about the economic fallout.
Mining companies eye critical minerals in Quebec boreal forest, raising carbon release concerns
About one million square kilometres of Quebec is covered by boreal forest, roughly 70 per cent of the entire province. In the north, where ecosystems are less likely to have been altered by human activity, those forests have been accumulating and sequestering immense quantities of carbon for centuries.
Trudeau lays out $196-billion, decade-long health-care offer to premiers
The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collection and digital medical records.
Visa delays threaten another Montreal conference
Yet another global conference in Montreal risks being derailed by Canada's delays in processing visas as well as rejections that critics argue punish those from poorer countries.
Provinces expect letter from federal health minister asking for by-in on new health deal
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will ask the provinces today whether or not they intend to accept the new health-care funding deal tabled by the prime minister.