Trudeau’s uphill battle to save — and sell — carbon pricing
Sinking badly in the polls as political pressure mounts against the carbon price, can Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rescue his signature climate policy?
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PMO insists it did not mislead ethics commissioner over Trudeau's recent vacation
The Prime Minister's Office is denying allegations it misled the ethics commissioner, after the federal Conservatives called for an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica.
Hospital admissions break B.C. record as respiratory illness season nears peak
Provincial health minister Adrian Dix says the the situation is challenging but being managed.
Feds warned two years ago that immigration could boost housing costs
Experts spanning from Bay Street to academic institutions have warned that Canada's strong population growth is eroding housing affordability, as demand outpaces supply.
Radioactive waste site ‘shoved down our throats,’ critics say
The approval of the controversial Chalk River project has left critics and some Algonquin First Nations reeling that environmental concerns brought to the nuclear safety regulator fell on deaf ears.
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t care about freedom of the press
Pierre Poilievre wants you to believe that he cares about a free press and that it's under threat in Justin Trudeau's Canada. But as his own party's past makes clear, what he really wants is freedom from the press — including Rebel Media.
Canada’s next big LNG project may be the sleeper climate issue of 2024
One of the biggest climate stories in Canada in 2024 might well prove to be a project that, so far at least, few in the country have heard of — Ksi Lisims LNG.
Radioactive waste site in Chalk River a go
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has greenlit a proposed nuclear waste storage facility in Chalk River, Ont., after a years-long battle waged by concerned citizens, environmentalists and First Nations.
The West’s gentle fall is a bad omen
Last summer’s wildfires in Western Canada were brutally bad. Thanks to a historically warm fall, this year’s might be even worse — and yes, climate change is the driving force behind it all.
Feds pay to make climate comfort centres more comfortable
Ottawa is upgrading climate "comfort" centres in Nova Scotia to provide people with beds, medical supplies and generators when natural disasters strike. Climate advocates want to see much more done to prepare.
Parents take a stand on children changing names or pronouns at school
A legal challenge to Saskatchewan's new law requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school is back in court this week. New Brunswick enacted a similar measure last year, and other provinces are looking at doing the same.
Public sector unions in Quebec to vote on new contract
An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers will take a proposed contract to its members for approval, after a fall and winter marked by massive strikes and protests.
This Liberal MP packs a hefty parliamentary punch
Just six months into her role as government House leader, Karina Gould has redefined what it means to be a prime minister's chief attack dog
Former Tory candidate switches sides, now to run for Liberals in Toronto area byelection
Robert Rock says he decided to run for the Liberals because the Conservative party no longer speaks to his values, and he believes they will cut services and bring American-style politics to Canada if they are elected.
Poilievre’s “debtonation” is much ado about nothing
Pierre Poilievre wants Canadians to believe their national debt is a ticking time bomb, and Justin Trudeau lit the fuse. Here's the catch: his attempts to defuse it would almost certainly blow a hole in Canada's social safety net.