One woman’s trek for a just transition
A Saskatchewan woman journeyed by bike and train to search for a Prairie MP willing to push for a just transition in the House of Commons.
Politics
200 nature groups urge Trudeau to ‘get it right’
Two hundred Canadian nature organizations are reminding the Trudeau government and all federal parties that “Canada must solve the climate and biodiversity crises together or risk solving neither.”
Companies bid $192 million in Biden's first Gulf oil sale
Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Manitoba's new premier to negotiate carbon price with Ottawa
The Manitoba government has decided to not appeal a court ruling that said the federal government has a right to impose a carbon price on provinces.
O'Toole warns he'll boot any MP who challenges his leadership
O'Toole laid down the law Wednesday as he headed into a two-day Tory caucus retreat, one day after showing Sen. Denise Batters the door.
Unprecedented B.C. highway repairs needed as winter approaches
Repairing the British Columbia highways washed out by heavy rains and flooding will be complicated by the scale of the damage, the terrain and the coming winter, building experts say.
Ottawa to assist B.C. with flood recovery
The Canadian Armed Forces has been called in to help with recovery efforts in flood-stricken B.C., with the provincial government declaring a state of emergency.
Evacuation train carries 200 passengers out of Hope, B.C.
Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesman for Canadian National, said the emergency evacuation train was expected to arrive in Vancouver shortly after 10 p.m.
B.C. orders state of emergency in wake of killer storm
British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed access to multiple highways and killed thousands of livestock while many more animals are in danger of dying.
Canada and U.S. tussle over EV tax credits
There's plenty of room and lots of good reasons for Canada and the United States to find common ground on tax credits for electric vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Coastal GasLink, elected Wet'suwet'en council trying to resolve conflict
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday talks between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, the B.C. government and Coastal GasLink were at a "critical junction" toward a resolution.
Vaccine sharing on agenda at North American leaders summit
Canada and Mexico will redistribute millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses they received from the United States to other Western Hemisphere countries as a part of today's, November 18, 2021, revived Three Amigos leaders' summit.
No, Saskatchewan, you’re not a nation
In both Alberta and Saskatchewan, political support for independence at the provincial level remains confined to the fringes, writes Max Fawcett.
TMX pipeline and B.C.’s climate tragedy
Extreme weather fuelled by climate breakdown is exposing the vulnerability of key infrastructure in British Columbia and is reviving questions among environmentalists and residents about building the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline.
China urges rich nations to take the lead on coal phase-out
After dilution of COP26 wording, China says developing nations cannot make the green transition without support.