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Friendship centres, which serve the needs of urban Indigenous people, are increasingly important in responding to climate disasters

A recent resolution by Alberta's ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) to recognize carbon as "a foundational nutrient for all life on Earth" is rooted in fossil fuel disinformation that dates back to the 1990s.

A tracking project that has been in place since nations vowed to act on climate in 2015 sees a measurable increase in exposure to disease and dangerous conditions.

B.C.'s chief electoral officer Anton Boegman says the agency is investigating the mistakes to "identify key lessons learned" to improve training, change processes or make recommendations for legislative change to ensure "errors can be prevented in the future."

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said Canada remains a global leader in resettlement, but says that pro-refugee sentiment is fragile in an economic or housing crisis and it would be "really negative" to see it destroyed.

Elections BC said in a statement that the omission of the ballot box did not affect the result in Prince George-Mackenzie, the electoral district where the box was found.

The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated Canadians that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation's economy is actually doing a lot better.

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls on Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

When a fossil fuel pipeline winds through city parks, under roadways and stretches across public land, most provinces require companies to pay millions in fees to municipalities — but not Ontario.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is “very confident” the federal government will get back the $34 billion in public funds spent on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. But her statement produced widespread skepticism from opposition MPs.

Capping oil and gas pollution is crucial to cut greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring the industry’s competitiveness through the energy transition, federal ministers said Monday. But Ottawa’s fiercest critics were quick to slam the proposal, setting up fresh rounds of conflict for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s beleaguered government.

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.