On the heels of a $98-million funding commitment, Farmers for Climate Solutions has sent a recommendation to the federal government: set aside $300 million in the 2021 budget for agri-environmental spending.
The slow return of work for Canadians amid COVID-19 is most acutely felt by young women, jobs data published on Friday showed. Nine months in, they remain the furthest from pre-pandemic employment of all age and gender demographics the federal statistics agency collects.
Denmark, the largest oil producer in the European Union, has committed to ending fossil fuel extraction and ensuring the continued employment of its affected workers.
David Crombie, a former Progressive Conservative MP and Toronto mayor, resigned as chair of the advisory board Saturday, saying the Ford government's changes to limit the powers of conservation authorities amount to "high-level bombing." Six more members followed suit and stepped down Sunday morning.
Canada’s top doctor urged cautious optimism — and a healthy dose of patience — on Saturday, even as the second wave of COVID-19 continued its unsettling rise.
Rachel Blaney, North Island-Powell River’s NDP MP, has written to Transport Minister Marc Garneau questioning the logic of potentially fining people up to $12,000 when they are heeding public health orders to keep their contact with other people to a minimum.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the chorus of official silence Friday surrounding reports that the United States is seeking to negotiate a plea deal of sorts with detained Huawei scion Meng Wanzhou.
Podcast producer Shaghayegh Tajvidi delves into stories of surprise and resilience throughout the infernal months of the pandemic. This episode features Linda Solomon Wood, Janel Johnson, Jenny Uechi and reporters Emma McIntosh, Carl Meyer and Alastair Sharp.
A map of Toronto compiled by tenant advocacy group Keep Your Rent shows a fraction of the eviction hearings being rushed through in online proceedings at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board. The group hopes to unite renters in order to resist evictions.
The Liberal government introduced long-awaited legislation on Thursday, December 3, 2020, to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Justice Minister David Lametti described as a significant step forward on the path to reconciliation.
The three Prairie provinces have become the epicentre of COVID-19's second wave in Canada — surpassing Ontario and Quebec, the two most populous provinces that were initially the hardest hit.
Federal and provincial governments will stage a dress rehearsal Monday to test the complex plan to get precious COVID-19 vaccines distributed to every corner of Canada.
It seems like a no-brainer to use clean-burning hydrogen to offset the environmental negatives of natural gas for warming homes, but pilot projects to do just that starting next year illustrate nothing is simple about this trendy new energy source.