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Justin Trudeau Makes a Surprising Case for Legalizing Marijuana He wants to reduce harm Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprisingly pragmatic case for legalizing marijuana during the Economist magazine’s Canada Summit in Toronto on Wednesday. When a conference participant said...

Warming temperatures and melting glaciers are accelerating Arctic warming 2015 was a record year for high temperatures and melting glaciers in western Greenland, a heating effect that is amplifying itself and could lead to accelerated warming in the Arctic. A new report from the Lamont-Doherty...

But THE ECONOMY It gun asplode! Quebec passes law to regulate Uber The province's controversial taxi bill, which would regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber, passed after the Liberal government forced the legislation to a vote, as the last day of the National Assembly session turned...

GM plan to hire up to 1,000 engineers in Canada a major boost for self-driving car's future GM announced today it is substantially boosting the number of research and development workers by bringing the number of software engineers it employs in Canada to 1,000. They'll be tasked with...

One of Harper's 'accomplishments' Quebec will soon have its firearms registry QUEBEC – Bill 64, which requires the registration of long guns, was adopted on Thursday at the National Assembly, on the eve of the adjournment of the current parliamentary session. Since its filing, last December...

Alberta NDP convention resolutions include fracking ban and end to daylight savings A moratorium on fracking and an end to daylight savings are among the resolutions at the Alberta NDP convention this weekend. Other proposals from the party's grassroots include separation of the provincial NDP...

Little to no effect from “elbowgate” Liberals With Half the Vote In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 2271 Canadian voters, one half would vote Liberal if an election were held today (49%), while one third would vote Conservative (32%) and as few as one tenth...

Surprised lol Alberta Islamophobia hotline surprised by volume of calls Since launching in late March, an Islamophobia hotline is getting almost one call day. "I didn't anticipate that we would have such a high volume of calls," said Mustafa Farooq, with the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs...

Senate votes to substantially alter assisted dying bill OTTAWA – The Senate voted Wednesday to allow suffering Canadians who are not near death to seek medical help to end their lives, knocking out the central pillar underpinning the federal government’s proposed new law on medically assisted...

Phillie Phanatic more qualified for presidency than Trump, poll finds Donald Trump may have some work to do in Pennsylvania. According to a poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling, 46 percent of Keystone State residents who were surveyed believe that the Phillie Phanatic is more...

For the people who think this money stuff is actually important. Alberta premier's office spent same amount as Alison Redford's staff Premier Rachel Notley's office spent nearly $340,000 last year, an amount that matches the spending under former Premier Alison Redford. According to...

Sadface Canada's oil industry 'in the middle of a battle,' Brad Wall tells Calgary Petroleum Club Canada's oil industry faces an "existential threat" from a coalition of forces that includes Hollywood stars, proponents of the Leap Manifesto and universities, churches and public pension funds...

Where's the elbow? John McCallum tells a joke, Michelle Rempel doesn't find it funny Conservative MP Michelle Rempel had mocked his government's seriousness and John McCallum saw an opportunity for a joke at his own expense in reply. Laughter would ensue. And then, indignation. Rempel, the...

Revealed: Ontario’s ‘climate change action plan’ Queen’s Park will start a “cash-for-clunkers” program to encourage motorists to switch to electric cars, subsidize free overnight electrical charging at home, and make garage plugs mandatory in all new houses and condos, the Star has learned...

Australians back carbon pricing, want more action on climate change Three years on from Tony Abbott's successful campaign to "axe" the carbon tax, new figures show a significant majority of Australians now support putting a price on carbon emissions. Key points 63 per cent of Australians want...

Well this is big. Washington, D.C., announces divestment of $6.4 billion pension fund from oil, gas, and coal companies Historic commitment launches the nation’s capital to the forefront of climate action WASHINGTON, D.C. – The District of Columbia government announced Monday that its $6.4...

Wildrose parades LGBTQ shirts in Calgary to show inclusivity They’re here, and they’re queer — sort of. On Sunday, WIldrose Party volunteers were giving away their LGBTQ shirts at the Lilac Festival, showing that they, too, fancy the rainbow. In light of a homophobic Facebook comment about...

Premier Kathleen Wynne says climate change plan coming 'very soon' The government promised that cap-and-trade revenue, no matter how much it is, will be spent on initiatives to cut greenhouse gases, including investments in public transit, clean technology and retrofitting homes and businesses...

Is Canada ready for a world awash in $0 oil? Is Canada prepared for $0 oil? We have had a hard enough time with the post-2014 plunge in fossil-fuel prices, which has weakened the dollar and is playing havoc on big parts of our economy. But that was just a crisis of excessive supply. Are we...

Must be those wasteful Saskatchewan green energy contracts. SaskPower seeks rate hike to deal with aging infrastructure SaskPower is asking for a rate hike, which will amount to an extra 10% or an extra 12-dollars a month for your power bill – all so SaskPower can deal with aging...