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Over the past year, Indigenous communities across Canada have faced a number of crises — from natural disasters to the poisoning of air and water supplies by industry. We spoke with Patty Hajdu about this tumultuous time.

Right-wing influencers and websites – including many that attacked pandemic-era public health measures – leveraged last year’s record-breaking wildfires to spread climate disinformation, researchers say. 

The addition to the Klinse-za Park will make it the largest provincial park established in the province in a decade.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed into the second day of the G7 leaders' summit, which will feature a special appearance by Pope Francis.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a recent spy watchdog report shows a "number of MPs" have knowingly provided help to foreign governments — behaviour he calls unethical or even illegal.

British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador.

In lieu of clear legislation, many individuals, communities and environmental groups are banding together to sue the makers of single-use plastic products, looking to address the gap with litigation.

On Wednesday, Vancouver city council passed a motion instructing city staff to create a timeline and budget to plant 100,000 native and climate-resilient trees across the city. The motion specifies that the trees will be planted in neighbourhoods that have less tree coverage, which is shown to cause warmer temperatures.

After nearly a decade without progress, the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project appears set to begin construction this summer after the B.C. energy regulator created a legal loophole to allow the project to proceed.

Stephen Lecce took over the portfolio last week in a cabinet shuffle, when he was moved from the education file that he oversaw for five years.

The numbers are being published today just as the House of Commons is set to debate a Conservative motion calling for the information to be released.

Ontario Power Generation is building four small modular reactors at its Darlington site in Clarington, Ont.

The CEOs of Canada's five biggest banks stuck to the message that they're committed to help in the energy transition as they were questioned by a parliamentary committee Thursday about their impacts on climate change.

The city has become the first in B.C. to phase out the use of gas-powered water heaters in homes in a move that will roughly halve the amount of harmful emissions the heaters generate by 2035. In a Tuesday announcement, the city said that replacement water heaters in homes and duplexes must meet strict efficiency requirements starting next year.

On Nova Scotia's eastern shore, a community organization called the Deanery Project provides environmental education and teaches natural building techniques on the site of a former Anglican summer camp.