Provinces say Indigenous opposition to pipelines shouldn't outweigh others
The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline because they say Indigenous opposition shouldn't outweigh other public interests in the project.
Ottawa and Indigenous groups disagree on fairness of pipeline consultation
Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate and fair.
Climate change pushes grizzly bears north
Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic.
Salmon and food security at risk in Fraser River slide, feds say
Ottawa is seeking help to avoid what it says could be the extinction of some British Columbian salmon species because of a massive landslide on the Fraser River that sparked a co-ordinated emergency response this year.
'A bold action is needed': Vancouver bans plastic bags (and other throw-away items)
Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, while introducing what the city believes to be a first-of-its-kind fee for disposable cups in the country.
Study finds microplastics in all remote Arctic beluga whales tested
A pioneering study of seven belugas in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found microplastics in the innards of every single whale.
Youth file lawsuit against federal government for lack of climate plan
A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has suffered the debilitating consequences of Lyme disease because climate change has expanded the habitat of disease-carrying ticks.
First nations leader tells Liberals to 'maintain momentum' on Indigenous issues
The leader of the Assembly of First Nations says the minority government elected on Monday, October 21, 2019, presents an opportunity to keep moving the needle on issues affecting Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Judge finds man guilty of murdering a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C.
A man accused of gunning down a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., sat in the prisoner's box without reacting as a judge read out her verdict of "guilty" in his first-degree murder trial.
'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to detain her for almost three hours before her arrest.