Pausing Trans Mountain pipeline construction at a Hope, B.C., river crossing would have only increased the risk to salmon later, as they arrive in greater numbers in late August and into September, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) told Canada’s National Observer.
The Ford government’s proposal of annual pay raises up to two per cent for its public school system’s lowest-paid workers was “disheartening,” the union representing 55,000 education assistants, library workers, custodians and other school staff said.
The recent successful rescue of two miners trapped in a mine in the Dominican Republic for more than a week was made possible thanks to support from the international community including direct assistance from the Royal Canadian Air Force, according to the president of the company at the centre of the incident.
Quebec's new language law has dozens of municipalities in the province shoring up their bilingual status, with few considering giving up the right to serve their citizens in both English and French.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are set to sign a green energy agreement later this month in Newfoundland that could prove pivotal to Canada's nascent hydrogen industry.
If the disinformation disseminator-in-chief starts to ratchet things up over the next few years, it won’t just be Americans who will be worse off for it, writes columnist Supriya Dwivedi.
Quebec Premier François Legault hasn't officially triggered the provincial election campaign, but he was out on Friday, August 12, 2022, promising to build thousands of new social and affordable housing units if he's re-elected Oct. 3.
Four B.C. MPs are urging the federal government to halt the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project at least until salmon have finished spawning. The call comes after environmental group Protect the Planet documented salmon dying near a Trans Mountain worksite in Hope, B.C., last week.
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark on Thursday, August 11, 2022, endorsed Jean Charest to be the next leader of the federal Conservatives at a time when she says the party is racing to the extremes.
Saskatchewan is stepping in to supervise three independent schools after a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against former teachers, pastors and church elders for alleged abuse of students.
