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Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support

Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support

OTTAWA — The New Democrats are facing political headwinds when it comes to carbon pricing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday, although he doesn't get why they seem to be having second thoughts.
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Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash

Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus to encourage housing construction — so long as he goes through her provincial governme
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European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says

European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says

OXFORD, England (AP) — Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week's European court decision that says countries must better protect people from climate change, something warming-hit residents of the Global South l
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Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue

Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver Island.
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Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values

Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values

An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration.
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Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom

Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are expected to vote for up to 15 hours in a row Thursday and Friday on more than 200 Conservative amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill.
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Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast

Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved the construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States.
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Tiny B.C. town rallies around killer whale calf rescue effort as time ticks away

Tiny B.C. town rallies around killer whale calf rescue effort as time ticks away

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — It's just after 10 a.m., and Yvonne Malanfant has finished brewing a fresh pot of coffee and placing a plate of homemade quesadillas with a side dish of spicy mayonnaise on a table for everybody to share.
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Dead whale on New Jersey's Long Beach Island is first of the year, stranding group says

Dead whale on New Jersey's Long Beach Island is first of the year, stranding group says

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A dead humpback whale that washed ashore on New Jersey's Long Beach Island on Thursday was the first such death in the state this year, according to a marine mammal rescue group.
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B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands

B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands

VICTORIA — British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners.
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