No cars allowed: Quebec premier defends decision to break promise on ‘third link’
The so-called "third link'' tunnel across the St. Lawrence River — adding to two existing bridges — was a key promise from Legault during the 2018 and 2022 election campaigns to woo voters in the capital region. The tunnel was to have space for cars and transit.
Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at old hospital site
The Mohawk Mothers say they have uncovered evidence of graves following interviews with survivors of mind-control experiments that took place in the 1950s and 1960s at a psychiatric institute affiliated with the hospital.
First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former B.C. residential school
The shíshálh Nation on the Sunshine Coast is the latest of several First Nations to announce results of their research into children who went missing while attending residential schools.
Fairy Creek old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution collapses
The B.C. Prosecution Service says it has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.
Tourmaline, Clean Energy Fuels team up for a natural gas fuelling station network
The $70-million joint investment will see the two companies commission up to 20 CNG stations over the next five years.
Nature Conservancy of Canada set to buy Lake Superior’s largest private island
The roughly 2,100-hectare island is home to several significant animal and tree species and has been owned by American investor Joe Acheson for the last 20 years.
Danielle Smith and the troubling timeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is under investigation by the province's ethics commissioner into whether she interfered in the administration of justice in relation to a COVID-19 prosecution. How did she get here?
Chrystia Freeland wants supermarket CEOs to be transparent about why grocery prices are so high
The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd. — which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo — are set to testify before the House of Commons agriculture committee Wednesday evening as part of its study on food inflation.
B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to save lives when the Big One hits
Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake.
B.C. to target invasive spongy moths with spring spray campaign on Vancouver Island
The province says the spraying is aimed at minimizing the risks spongy moths pose to forests, farms, orchards and urban trees and to prevent the moths from becoming permanently established.