Evacuations and flood warnings continue in B.C.
Several rivers in British Columbia were under flood warnings on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as hundreds of homes remained evacuated because of heavy rainfall.
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U.S. to require visitors arriving by air to COVID test one day before
By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure.
Climate crisis fuels push to drop voting age to 16
With the start of the new parliamentary session in Ottawa comes a renewed effort to get the country’s voting age lowered to 16. Why does that matter and what would that mean for politics and the political balance?
Oceans are Canada’s first line of defence against climate change
Despite the ocean's impressive role in mitigating global warming, ocean-based solutions are largely ignored as a potential game-changer when it comes to formulating Canada’s climate plans.
Canadian town first to pledge net-zero emissions by 2030
Halton Hills, a town of around 60,000 people, is the first municipality in Canada to commit to such an ambitious target.
Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?
The crisis unfolding on Wet’suwet’en territory went from simmer to boil in recent weeks, and those on the ground say the fight against the Coastal GasLink project is far from over.
Nurdles: The tiny toxic plastic waste choking our oceans
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous.
Clean Energy Canada calls for massive ramp-up of renewables — and fast
A new report from Clean Energy Canada is calling on the federal government to swiftly ramp up clean electricity production to both prepare for and build a climate-safe world.
Environmental groups question fresh flood of fish farm applications
Open-net salmon farm opponents want the new federal fisheries minister to new deny any aquaculture applications to expand production in B.C. waters
Michigan dumps Line 5 court case, but still pursuing Enbridge
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will concentrate the government's efforts on a long-standing state court action against pipeline owner Enbridge Inc. that was originally filed in 2019.
O'Toole allows Tory MPs free vote on conversion therapy ban
The so-called therapy is widely discredited as a harmful practice, aimed at trying to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Omicron variant hits Alberta and West Coast
Alberta and British Columbia are reporting their first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant that has now been detected in four Canadian provinces.
Trudeau did not defame Quebec heckler, judge rules
A Quebec Superior Court judge has dismissed a defamation suit brought against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by a woman who heckled him at a 2018 rally south of Montreal.
Did ATCO illegally overpay First Nations for TMX camps contracts?
Investigators at the Alberta Utilities Commission are asking the regulator to look into what they say is illegal behaviour by one of the province's largest and most prominent homegrown companies.
Opposition leaders tear strip off Trudeau in throne speech response
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took turns pointing out the Canadians they said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ignoring as he embarks on his third mandate.