Health, education the winners in modest Alberta budget
Health care and education came out ahead on Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go up in smoke.
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Virani says new hate crime prevention measures will come with safeguards
A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said on Thursday as he defended a suite of tougher penalties to combat hate.
Leaders past and present pay tribute to Brian Mulroney
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney was remembered by politicians of all political stripes on Thursday as a "giant" and a "visionary," as the country absorbed the news of his death at the age of 84.
What are the next steps to a national drug plan?
The bill Health Minister Mark Holland tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday is only the first step toward a possible pharmacare program.
House of Commons is silent, Parliament Hill flag at half-mast after death of Mulroney
Tributes to Mulroney and his substantial political and personal legacy are sure to dominate when the sitting resumes March 18.
Petrochemical companies have known since the 1980s that plastics recycling wouldn’t work
A recent report by the non-profit Center for Climate Integrity chronicles a “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” from Big Oil and the plastics industry to promote recycling as a solution to the plastic pollution crisis.
A passive approach to fighting climate change
A historic Halifax house is renovated with climate as the foundation.
How a common — and contentious — pesticide is impacting Canada’s forests
A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia has been tapped to study the ecological impacts of glyphosate-based pesticides on forests.
A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city hits another snag
After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are behind schedule to put their proposal before California voters this November.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney dead at 84
Voters pleaded for reforms when they elected him. When he tried to deliver that change — be it free trade, tax reform or a new Constitution — they reacted with wariness at best and hostility more often.
Ottawa puts chips down on nuclear
Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathon Wilkinson reaffirmed his government’s support for the nuclear industry with a $50-million investment to expand nuclear power generation in Ontario.
Saskatchewan confirms it will break federal carbon price law. Wilkinson isn’t ruling out legal action
The political battle over the Liberals' signature climate policy is heating up as federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he isn't ruling out legal action after Saskatchewan confirmed it plans to break federal carbon price laws.
His father decided to resign 40 years ago today but no one expects this Trudeau to quit
If the prime minister was resigning, one Liberal insider said, using decidedly unparliamentary language to emphasize the point, there's no way he would do it on the same day as his father.
Canada urged to act fast on toxic ‘forever’ chemicals
Environmentalists, Inuit and firefighters are urging the federal government to list a group of harmful chemicals as toxic under Canada's environmental protection laws because they can increase cancer risks and other health risks and linger in ecosystems for decades.
Bleaching fears along the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral along a 1,100-kilometre stretch from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south.