Politics

The US government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have said, amid Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg upon environmental regulations and clean-energy development.

Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly threatening Canada's sovereignty.

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates.

When U.S. President Donald Trump was elected in November, Canadian officials issued a weaker than expected 2035 emission reduction target to account for the new political reality.

Government documents obtained by Canada's National Observer show that Fisheries and Oceans Canada, already struggling to meet its core services with spiking climate change costs is forecasting at minimum a $100 million budget deficit annually.

Nearly half of respondents to the Leger poll — 45 per cent — said they were strongly in favour of such tariffs, while 25 per cent said they were somewhat in favour.

The former head of the Alberta Medical Association says Premier Danielle Smith's latest finger pointing at the province's front-line health agency has created a "draconian" chill among workers.

Carney vowed at a press conference in Toronto on Wednesday to split the budget into two streams — capital and operating spending — and to balance the operating side while running small capital deficits.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith removed her government's deputy minister of health on Wednesday but bucked calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.

The poll comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose economically devastating tariffs on Canada and has repeatedly pushed the idea that Canada should become a U.S. state.

The federal government is going to court to force a Toronto company to sell a $34-million stake in a Calgary-based lithium firm that it bought off a Chinese company.

High-speed rail alternatives for travel could open up a suite of decarbonizing options not currently on the table. But politics remains a major obstacle to seeing it built.

Climate action is a central pillar of Mark Carney’s campaign for the Liberal leadership and his bid to become the next prime minister, but with a major shift in strategy. Instead of maintaining the current carbon tax system that places the cost on consumers, Carney is proposing a new approach — shifting the financial burden entirely onto big corporations.

Chrystia Freeland's Liberal leadership campaign is insisting that fundraising numbers released on Tuesday don't give an accurate picture of her haul during the first part of the race.

Ontario and the rest of Canada face a “new economic reality” highlighted by the threat of a prolonged trade dispute with the U.S., said the report published by the clean energy think tank. Yet, regardless of how those threats materialize, the report suggests a “major economic realignment” has started and Ontario must find a new path to ensure its economy is insulated against future shocks.