Liberals to announce plan to ban single use plastics as early as 2021

OTTAWA — The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics like drinking straws as early as 2021. No list of banned...

‘Climate change in action:’ Scientist says fires in Alberta linked to climate change

EDMONTON — In May 2016, a wildfire near Fort McMurray forced more than 80,000 people to flee the northern Alberta city, destroyed 2,400 buildings and burned...

Canadian general says Islamic State defeated but ideology ‘alive and well’

CALGARY — Canada’s former commander in Iraq says the Islamic State may have been defeated on the battlefield, but the militant group remains alive and well...

As Montreal booms, city’s reputation for affordable apartments takes a hit

MONTREAL — When Erica Fagan and her fiance started looking for a new apartment in their St-Henri neighbourhood, they thought they had reasonable criteria: they wanted...

Government of Canada honours national historic significance of Hart Massey House

Designed by the architect Hart Massey as a home for his family, Hart Massey House in Ottawa, Ontario is an iconic example of mid-20th century modernism...

Parliamentary Secretary Casey visits Nine Mile Creek Small Craft Harbour

Moncton, New Brunswick – On World Oceans Day, Saturday June 8, 2019, Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey and Member of Parliament for Malpeque Wayne Easter, traveled to the...

Government of Canada marks World Oceans Day with new investments to protect our oceans & coasts

June 8, 2019 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada is an ocean nation. We have the world’s longest coastline and are surrounded by three oceans. Our rich...

Toronto Raptors fans line up for Jurassic Park three days before Game 5

TORONTO — On a sunny Saturday morning, two friends are waiting at the front of a short line to get into the outdoor fanzone outside of...

Further testing needed to determine cause of whale death in Gulf of St. Lawrence

First Nation in New Brunswick demands DFO allow access to crab fishery

EEL GROUND, N.B. — The chief of the Eel Ground First Nation in northeastern New Brunswick is calling on the federal government to honour treaty rights...