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The federal government is shopping around for a retired federal judge to help guide a renewed consultation with Indigenous communities on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Decked out in colourful striped Uncle Sam hats and waving "register to vote" banners, a group of progressive American expats rallied across from Trump International Hotel in Vancouver on Monday, urging fellow Americans in Canada to register to vote in the upcoming midterm election.

Ontario Liberal MP Leona Alleslev made the stunning announcement on Parliament Hill today, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "summer of failures."

Technologies like CarbonCure's concrete with injected carbon dioxide have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a staggering 15 per cent worldwide over the next 12 years, according to the U.S.-based Global CO2 Initiative.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives convened an emergency session of the provincial legislature on Saturday as protesters outside the parliament and opposition parliamentarians inside decried his government’s moves to slash the size of Toronto’s city council just weeks before a municipal election.

There is a lively debate underway in the Quebec election campaign over gender parity and winnable ridings as a women's group proposes a law requiring every party to field a minimum slate of female candidates.

If some governments won’t yet play ball, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna suggested there are plenty of other players.

Maxime Bernier says his controversial use of Twitter, where he suggested that “more diversity” will “destroy” what has made Canada great, can be compared to another famous user of the social media platform.

Forty-two Order of Canada recipients are urging the federal government to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and instead focus on the transition to a clean energy economy. 

The Ontario government has filed its argument in the Court of Appeal challenging federal carbon pricing as unconstitutional.

When big oil companies want to monitor activists, they turn to Welund which has even secured contracts with the Canadian government.

“We used to talk about the freedom of the high seas. That freedom we don’t want, we want the high seas to be legally regulated," says Karmenu Vella.

NAFTA talks show what happens when grownup diplomats meet Trump toddlers. Fortunately, at least one adult will be in the room.

National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.

The Canadian affiliate of one of the world's largest oil companies, Royal Dutch Shell, is releasing 50,000 square kilometres of offshore exploration permits off the coast of British Columbia and promoting conservation.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard accused Coalition Avenue Quebec Leader François Legault of scaring people with his immigration policies in Quebec’s first leadership debate Thursday evening in Montreal, calling out his political rival for proposing an “expulsion test” on new arrivals.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante wants her city to be carbon neutral by 2050, making the pledge on the first day of a global summit promoting action on climate change in San Francisco.

Ontario politicians returned to Queen's Park Wednesday morning for an extraordinary emergency meeting, during which the legislature's public galleries were cleared by security as three people who were protesting were escorted out in handcuffs.