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Industrial board warns union bosses not to backtrack on new B.C. port deal
The union representing about 7,400 workers in the British Columbia port dispute has been warned by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that changing its mind about a new deal during ratification would be an "unfair labour practice."
Montreal's new transit system shuts down on first official day of service
Montreal's new light-rail transit system had a bumpy debut on its first full day of operation as a problem with the track forced a shutdown at the height of the morning rush hour.
Conservatives still beating out Liberals in fundraising
The Conservative Party continues to hold a big fundraising edge over the Liberals, bringing in millions more than the governing party in this year's second quarter.
BP profits cut in half as oil and gas prices fall
Energy giant BP said on Tuesday it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter, almost half what it posted in the first three months of the year as oil and natural gas prices that surged after Russia's invasion of Ukraine have fallen.
As Canada unveiled climate policies, Shell made the case for second phase of LNG project
As Ottawa rolls out a suite of climate policies, fossil fuel giant Shell sought a meeting to find out if a massive LNG expansion plan makes sense, documents obtained by Canada's National Observer reveal.
Nova Scotia climate update glosses over delayed Coastal Protection Act following fires and floods
The report, released Monday, details Nova Scotia’s accomplishments over the past year, including the largest-ever procurement of renewables, the establishment of an environmental racism panel, which will make recommendations to government, and more.
The world just missed a deadline to regulate deep-sea mining. Now what?
Companies can now legally apply for deep-sea mining permits, despite a lack of environmental protections.
Crews battle ‘fire whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert
The blaze erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve, crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.
This summer has been a mix of heat waves, floods and wildfires. It's only halfway over
At about summer's halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and unsurprising, hellish yet boring in some ways, scientists say.
Crews gauge winds as wildfire continues to threaten B.C. border town
Fire crews near Osoyoos, B.C., say they are carefully watching wind levels and direction as the Eagle Bluff wildfire continues to burn out of control just kilometres away from the town adjacent to the U.S. border.
New tentative deal reached in B.C. port workers dispute
The two sides involved in a labour dispute affecting about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia say they've reached a new tentative deal.
‘It's just fun’: Montreal residents spruce up sidewalk planters
On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block.
Indigenous communities need better emergency preparedness. NDP calls on feds to do more
The NDP is calling on the federal government to invest in emergency preparedness for Indigenous communities in the midst of a devastating wildfire season.
Mercury pollution makes mental health crisis in Ontario First Nation worse
“Our way of life has been totally destroyed.”