Canada

An aging pipeline plagued with safety problems and leaks continues to operate near Canada’s largest cities, despite repeated violations and serious warnings from two high-ranking officials.

If it works, our governments would be tapping into a tried-and-true Canadian approach that has worked, one that sees provinces pioneer good ideas we can scale up into national policies.

"We’re up to 30,000-plus (refugees from Syria) and there will be some more," Immigration Minister John McCallum told reporters in Ottawa.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall wants to see the $2.6 billion Ottawa has earmarked for developing countries added to an existing $2-billion federal low-carbon economy trust.

Fifty per cent of the students at one French school in Montreal are Syrian refugees. National Observer takes you inside of one of them through the eyes of a student.

France's visiting prime minister plunged head-first Thursday into next month's U.S. presidential election, saying he supports Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump,

Who are the trend-setting Canadian food heroes that are making a difference? Chef Sam Robertson has the scoop.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says free, prior and informed indigenous consent means the right to say yes or no to resource projects.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to leave the door open to a broader interpretation of carbon pricing in an interview two days earlier.

The friendly greeting turned into a hasty retreat after a Montreal student asked the politician whether he would reject a major British Columbia pipeline project proposed by a Texas company.

Bardish Chagger, the newly appointed government House leader, is promising to collaborate with opposition parties to "strike the right balance."

The Liberal government will ratify the international Paris climate accord this fall even before it reaches a deal with the provinces and territories on how to meet the country's 2030 emissions target.

National Observer named as finalist in three categories for the Canadian Online Publishers Awards, including 'Best News Website' in Canada.

Scotland's struggle for energy independence and a competitive advantage in clean energy should inspire "can do" Albertans to do the same.

Erik Solheim says Nokia lost the cell phone market because it didn't embrace touch screens, while Steve Jobs and Korean manufacturers spearheaded change.