Vancouver Island NDP candidates aim to 'make empathy great again'
Unity, community and resistance were the rallying cries during a Vancouver Island NDP event Thursday night that drew more than 300 supporters.
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Trump is trying to clear the way for Canadian company to mine for deep sea metals
Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, said that the company believes they have enough knowledge to manage environmental risks. They plan to submit applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the deep seas within the next three months.
Feds' cuts to climate research travel funds 'mind boggling,' May says
The Green Party leader is one of several to voice criticisms of the federal government’s decision to stop funding travel for Canadian scientists contributing to international climate change research.
In Toronto's suburbs, a rising Liberal tide threatens to sink Conservative boats
Some 30 federal ridings are up for grabs in the strategically significant region that mere months ago looked to be firmly in Pierre Poilievre's grasp — before Mark Carney's rise prompted a paradigm shift.
Manitoba to repatriate hydroelectricity from US
The Manitoba government says it is repatriating energy by not renewing two hydroelectric export contracts to Minnesota. Premier Wab Kinew says the contracts are set to expire at the end of this month and amount to 500 megawatts of power that will now be available for Canada.
Trump considers pausing auto tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month.
Canada's LNG industry poised to take flight as interest reignites in Alaska megaproject
Hundreds of kilometres up the Pacific coast from where Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal is set to start up this summer, a monster lays dormant.
Poilievre would override Charter for his crime agenda; Carney discusses defence
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaign in Montreal. Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.
Poilievre pledges tougher ethics rules and takes aim at Carney's assets
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
Bird flu finds its way into western wildlife
The deaths of two Washington cougars suggest the virus is more widespread than thought.
BC’s interior old-growth forests hiding billions in economic benefits, report says
A new report reveals that preserving British Columbia's interior old-growth forests could generate billions in economic value, offering far greater economic return than timber.
As ice road melts, a First Nation eyes solid ground
First Nations across Ontario are feeling the impact of the shortening ice road season – an already narrow window that will continue to shrink. With that knowledge, many are considering building all season roads. Fort Albany First Nation is starting to envision what that could look like for their community: challenges and all.
Embattled Jagmeet Singh makes case for NDP to hold next government accountable
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged Canadians on Friday to elect NDP MPs to hold the government to account.
Carney says General Motors' Ingersoll EV plant shutdown 'deeply painful news'
General Motors will begin laying off hundreds of workers at its CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., starting Monday — a major economic hit to the town of 14,000.
Carney in Ottawa for cabinet committee meeting on US relations
Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs.