Politics

A group of U.S.-based scientists has sent a second open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requesting an expert review of a New Brunswick nuclear project over its plans to recover a radioactive material from spent uranium fuel.

Prince Edward Island has become the third province to sign on to the federal government's national child-care program, allowing it to receive about $120 million from Ottawa for $10-dollar-a-day child-care spots by the end of 2024.

Canada's labour minister was told earlier this year that efforts to provide free tampons and pads in federally regulated workplaces could cost employers more than $1 million annually to become a reality.

The British Columbia government is encouraging people to take precautions as Environment Canada forecasts the return of unseasonably hot temperatures.

The German government on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, denounced attempts by some people or groups to spread disinformation in areas devastated by floods two weeks ago.

Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is casting Ottawa’s recent investments to decarbonize heavy industry as a way to competitively position Canada in the global economy, but some are questioning if the country is betting on the wrong horse.

Not a single government is fully prepared to help deliver a safe climate — despite the fact national emissions have only dropped by one per cent since 2005, write Prof. Thomas Gunton and the Pembina Institute's Isabelle Turcotte.

In a major step against climate change, U.S. President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan.

National conventions, which focus on policy positions and executive elections, will suck up time and resources as Paul tries to ramp up volunteer recruitment, fundraising and election readiness.

Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General.

British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally — despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws.

British Columbia's public safety minister heaped praise on 100 firefighters from Mexico who arrived in the province on Saturday, July 24, 2021, to work "shoulder to shoulder" with local crews battling hundreds of wildfires.

International travellers arriving at Canada's largest airport may now be funnelled into different customs lines based on their vaccination status.

When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday, July 26, 2021, to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated.