Politics

In its regulatory filing, Trans Mountain Corp. said it has run into engineering difficulties related to the drilling of a tunnel in B.C. and wants to alter the route slightly for a 1.3-kilometre stretch of pipe, as well as the construction method.

Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home.

The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.

As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.

With out-of-control wildfires burning across the country, pressure is mounting on Ottawa to set up a national firefighting agency.

Dubious economic decisions? Check. Populist pandering and fear-mongering about global elites? Check. Rural power base? Big-time check. Why Danielle Smith is bringing Social Credit politics back to Alberta, and what it means for its future.

When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he would become a Canadian citizen, he expected to attend in business attire while at home in Popkum, B.C., east of Chilliwack.

Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis.

In the wake of a heated controversy surrounding the Ontario Greenbelt land swap, Ryan Amato, chief of staff for Housing Minister Steve Clark, has tendered his resignation. Premier Doug Ford accepted Tuesday’s resignation "effective immediately.”

British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to get a first-hand look at the devastation caused by raging wildfires.

Firefighters battling a wildfire near the capital of the Northwest Territories shifted from defence to offence, as the legislative assembly is set to be recalled to consider a law delaying the upcoming territorial election.

The federal cabinet today is expected to discuss whether to revisit the existing national housing strategy and possibly hold a national housing summit with other levels of government and the private sector in a bid to solve the growing housing crisis across the country.

British Columbia's premier issued a direct plea to the head of Meta on Monday as he implored the social media giant to reinstate access to Canadian news on its platforms amid the province's ongoing wildfire crisis.

The federal Environment and Climate Change Minister is firing back at Conservative critics who are calling his diplomatic trip to China a "betrayal."

A national climate disaster insurance program for high-risk properties and for damage not covered by private insurance would help protect many families.