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Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside chiefs of the First Nations behind the lawsuit, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the suit outside of court.

Ahead of a likely federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped into Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday with a multibillion-dollar bailout package designed to beat down the soaring costs of the contentious Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and avert a feared bankruptcy.

The project is a joint partnership with the Quebec government and plant owner LM Wind Power, a Danish subsidiary of General Electric, to produce 107-metre-long blades that the federal government says would be the largest in the world.

Dana Taylor, interim executive director of the Greens' main governing body, has kicked off a membership review that would suspend Paul's status and bar her from representing the party while it is underway, say three senior party sources.

The Alberta premier’s United Conservative government is busy implementing quasi-socialist policies on an almost weekly basis, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The party's internecine struggles with leader Annamie Paul are destroying its ability to gain traction when climate is front and centre on the political agenda.

If Conservatives ever want to win an election again, they need to trade populism for pragmatism, says columnist Max Fawcett.

While oil company executives may be able to fill their pockets right now, Alberta ought to use this last boom to repay the environmental debts their companies have racked up over the years, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has consistently shown his contempt for the rule of law, starting with his first piece of legislation in 2018, writes Dianne Saxe, deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario.

Of all the ideas Alberta has attempted to export to the rest of the country, there might not be a worse one than holding one-off elections for an unelected Senate, writes columnist Max Fawcett. 

In Ottawa, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc signalled Canadians can expect an announcement on easing travel restrictions by Monday, but warned new rules won't necessarily go into effect right away.

RCMP said Maxime Bernier was charged with exceeding public gathering limits and violating Manitoba's requirement to self-isolate upon entering the province.

Premier Jason Kenney has promised his government will sue the U.S. government to recoup the money under legacy rules tied to the old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the COVID-19 crisis if they fail to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to research.