Canadian Coast Guard

The federal Liberal government is turning its face to the North with changes in a major ministry and at the Canadian Coast Guard.

The Canadian Coast Guard says three "interim" icebreakers that were recently purchased without a competition will be used for the next 15 to 20 years.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team has demanded the federal government release dozens of documents that officials have deemed cabinet secrets, but which Norman's lawyers insist are needed to properly defend their client in court.

The federal Liberals are being accused of withholding secret documents in the politically charged case against one of the military's most senior leaders, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, whose criminal trial is set to run through next year's election.

The smell of diesel filled the air as crews worked to recover a capsized tugboat that spilled as much as 22,000 litres of the fuel in the Fraser River between Vancouver and Richmond on Tuesday.

Conservatives say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau missed a huge opportunity to save the Trans Mountain pipeline last week when he failed to meet with British Columbia Premier John Horgan.

One of the Canadian Forces' most senior officers has been charged with breach of trust following a two-year criminal investigation into the leaking of classified government information to a Quebec shipyard.

Maritime Forces Pacific has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the spill, which involved F76 naval fuel.

The federal government appears poised to commit what some believe could be a significant amount of cash in next week's budget to protect more of Canada's lands, inland waters and oceans.

In a show of backbencher strength, NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson could become the first MP in history to force her colleagues in the House of Commons into a secret ballot to save a piece of legislation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his strongest defence yet of his government's decision to allow a Chinese telecom giant to take over a Canadian satellite technology company.

Fisheries officials are trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off eastern Canada.

Unusually heavy Arctic pack ice has trapped multiple vessels, stymied the fishing season and triggered a high-stakes rescue operation from a sinking ship off Newfoundland.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says that bulk carrier Kure Harbour was freed from a shoal near Argentia Saturday, April 8, 2017, evening.

It's the most significant investment ever made in protecting Canada's oceans, said Prime Minister Trudeau in Vancouver on Monday.