Climate progress? Can’t bank on it
Stubborn fossil fuel financing and severely out-of-step renewable investments mean Canadian banks are undermining climate progress.
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First Nation sues the Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands tailings leak
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has served the Alberta Energy Regulator’s president with a notice of a lawsuit.
PBO expects inflation to drop and deficit to grow by year end
The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening economic conditions.
B.C. introduces law to cut the poverty rate by 60 per cent over next decade
The B.C. government introduced legislation Tuesday setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, focusing on children, while also making a first-time commitment to cut seniors' poverty by 50 per cent.
Why Richmond B.C. wants nothing to do with supervised drug consumption site
Plans for supervised consumption sites sometimes result in a community backlash but the response in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond, population 210,000, has been intense and protracted, lasting long after authorities said in mid-February that a proposal to explore the idea had been scrapped.
Federal corporate tax change could raise some Canadians' electricity, gas bills
A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning.
Pierre Poilievre bites his tongue on Bitcoin
Despite being roundly mocked for his embrace of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin when it crashed in spectacular fashion in 2022, Poilievre has been conspicuously silent in the face of an equally spectacular rally that briefly pushed its price to a record high.
Big Oil has made $281B profit since Russia invaded Ukraine
The world’s five largest listed oil companies have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to dramatic increases in energy prices and household bills.
Liberals say their housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes over 10 years
The Liberal government has finalized all of its deals with municipalities under the housing accelerator fund, a program it says has triggered Canada's biggest-ever movement to increase residential density.
Conservatives candidate Jamil Jivani wins Ontario byelection
Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani celebrated his victory in the Ontario riding of Durham by thanking his allies and pouncing on his "Liberal elite" rivals, who he says are making life harder and more expensive for the working class.
B.C.'s securities watchdog struggles to make rulebreakers pay
More than a quarter of the money owed to the B.C. Securities Commission, about $130 million, is unlikely to ever be recovered, it says.
Who owes B.C.'s securities watchdog the most money in fines?
The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act.
Indigenous organization levels complaint against Canadian mining company
As the world’s largest mining conference unfolds in Toronto, a Canadian company is facing a complaint about a proposed copper mine in Ecuador.
Toronto mulls ending Enbridge’s free pass
As the Ontario government finds itself knee-deep in gas controversies, the City of Toronto is considering ending fossil fuel subsidies worth up to $200 million annually.
Saskatchewan residents with low incomes mourn end of carbon rebate
Alan Holman says the carbon rebate he gets four times a year from the federal government is crucial for his household budget.