Politics

The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

The Northwest Territories health minister says recent statistics indicating an increase in suicides in the territory are "devastating."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, announced a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from the ravages of post-tropical storm Fiona.

Ontario Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis said on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, she is confident Pierre Poilievre will ensure all of the party's caucus voices are heard, amid calls for him to name her to a critic role.

More arrests are "futile," British Columbia's attorney general says as he rebuffed criticism of government policies on repeat offenders and violent crime across the province.

U.S. officials are touting bioethanol in Japan, which trails other nations on using the green fuel made from corn and other crops.

After Monday, October 3, 2022, night's provincial election results, Montreal shows up on Quebec's election map as a small red-and-orange island in a sea of light blue.

There is no way to enforce building or fire codes on First Nations and pursuing a legislative fix would require significant time and money, federal officials warn in an internal briefing document.

The desire to quickly rebuild after post-tropical storm Fiona is running up against challenges that existed before the hurricane-force winds left a trail of destruction in Nova Scotia: the rising cost of construction material and widespread skilled labour shortages.

Pervasive disinformation around Canada’s voluntary fertilizer reduction plan makes it hard to have a rational discussion on this critical topic, Green and NDP MPs say.

Old habits die hard, and few habits are older for conservatives than pushing tax cuts for the rich, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The B.C. provincial government is in court this week defending itself against allegations that it has failed to present an adequate plan to meet the province’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation.

Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers will argue existing prostitution laws violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the Ontario Superior Court today, October 4, 2022.

Liberal payments for dental care and rental housing will only add to inflation, without providing relief from the rising cost of living, Conservative MPs argued in the House of Commons on Monday, October 3, 2022.