Tag Archives: Environment

OTTAWA - Premiers are sharply divided over whether to use Canada's natural resources as leverage in the trade war with the U.S., and potash has emerged as a key point of contention. Canada is a major ...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government on Friday granted conditional approval for a 500-megawatt natural gas plant that officials say is crucial to avoid rolling electricity blackouts within the n...

VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians know Lake Ontario will always be known by its original name, after U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to change it...

MONTRAL - Ruba Ghazal is entering her first campaign as spokesperson for of Qubec solidaire. She's at the head of a brand-new slate, as veterans Manon Mass and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois have been replaced...

MONTREAL - Quebecers are heading to the polls in early October, after eight straight years of Coalition Avenir Qubec governance. Here are some of the issues that could dominate the campaign. 1. Sovere...

PRINCE GEORGE - The federal government has announced more than $50 million in contracts for the construction of three separate hatcheries in British Columbia aimed at salmon conservation. Fisheries an...

MONTRAL - A new Lger poll has found that three-quarters of Quebecers support recognizing a so-called right to coolness that would guarantee safe places during heat waves. Overall, 74 per cent of surve...

OTTAWA - First Nations are stuck in a "spiralling cycle" during wildfire seasons due to a lack of co-ordinated emergency management supports and a severe housing gap, the federal housing advocate is w...

OTTAWA - Here are the latest developments on the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States, as well as related developments across Canada. All times eastern unless specified otherwise: 1...