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An environmental group sued; Quebecers complained that the price tag was too high at a time when Legault was crying poverty during salary negotiations with teachers and nurses; and vandals sabotaged the work site east of Montreal by driving metal bars into trees, hoping to damage clear-cutting machinery.

Rob Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based in Fort Nelson, said yesterday that fire crews and emergency workers are preparing a "last stand" if the fire advances into the town itself.

King is charged with mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, disobeying a court order and obstructing police for his role in the demonstration, which ultimately ended in a massive police operation. 

The majority of these bears were killed by hunters and miners in the 1800s, a trend echoed across the U.S. as grizzlies were nearly wiped off the map.

Dozens of scientific experts and scores of students clambered over rocks and under logs, squelched in mud and tidal pools and dove into frigid water in a race to discover, photograph, collect and document thousands of species during the recent Quadra Island BioBlitz.

Greater Toronto municipalities are torn over the e-scooter debate. While some embrace this climate-friendly form of transportation, others have rejected them because of the mess.

Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in recent weeks and many others have died.

The Ontario Power Generation plan includes major rehabilitation of generating equipment through civil, electrical and mechanical improvements aimed at increasing electricity production while using less water.

The threat of zebra mussels has prompted the federal government to temporarily ban watercraft from a Manitoba lake popular with tourists.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in person for the first time since he announced an unprecedented plan to set limits on the number of new temporary residents.

Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia's backtracking on the issue have hurt the city's application.

The Ontario Green Party and environmental groups are calling for an investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s government’s decision to override an independent regulator to help Enbridge lock-in gas customers for decades to come.

The planet is headed for at least 2.5 C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, a poll of hundreds of scientists finds.

The Cape Breton social enterprise and leader in community self-reliance is on the path to a cleaner, more affordable energy future.

In the B.C. Interior, most of the 54 First Nations still don’t have anyone in the emergency co-ordinator position.