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The Smithsonian Institution Announces an Official Climate Change Statement As humans continue to transform the planet at an increasingly rapid rate, the need to inform and encourage change has become ever more urgent. The situation is becoming critical for wild species and for the preservation...

Tesla moves closer to mass-market electric car with Nevada gigafactory, Canadian supercharger stations Tesla vehicles may still be niche toys for the wealthy, but the announcement of a massive new battery factory and the launch of a network of charging stations in eastern Canada moved Elon...

Justin Trudeau: PM 'hasn't even tried' to make case for expanded Iraq role In his first major speech on the future of Canada's role in Iraq, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau left the door open for his party to back an expansion of the 30-day non-combat mission that is set to wrap up on Friday...

Climate change affecting Canada’s northern forests ‘faster than the global average,’ says government report PARLIAMENT HILL—One day after a world conference on climate change in New York City last week that Prime Minister Stephen Harper declined to attend, his Cabinet minister for natural...

Kathleen Wynne announces trade mission to China Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced she will be going on a trade mission to China later this month. The announcement comes amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong — demonstrations the Chinese government has declared illegal. Wynne says...

Reza Aslan Slams 'Bigoted' Media For Generalisation That Muslims Are Misogynistic And Violent American religious scholar Reza Aslan gave a bravura interview to CNN this week, lambasting the “bigotry” of the media for perpetuating the generalisation that “Islamic countries” are more susceptible...

TDSB trustees working toward ending partnership with Confucius Institute Trustees at Canada’s largest school board are taking their first formal steps to dissolve a controversial partnership with the Chinese government. A Toronto District School Board committee will table a motion on Wednesday...

Canadian GDP Growth Hits Zero In July: Stats can OTTAWA - Economic growth in Canada paused in July following a string of gains over six consecutive months, hurt by a slump in the mining and energy sector, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Economists had expected a gain of 0.2 per cent, according...

Justin Trudeau gets apology from Sun Media Sun Media Corp. is apologizing to Justin Trudeau for a rant against the Liberal leader by on-air personality Ezra Levant. "It is the view of Sun News that this segment was in poor taste and should not have been aired. We understand why many viewers...

RESPEC for da taxpayers y'all Stephen Harper gives pricey free ride home to European leaders Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave visiting European delegates a free flight home to Brussels last week, after adding a Toronto reception to their schedule, CBC News has learned. That reception made...

Climate Change Deniers Are Having A Very Bad Year The last few months have not exactly been kind to climate change deniers. In May, a U.S. television show with one of the fastest growing audiences around took aim at news programs that invite a climate change expert and a climate change denier...

Another day, another stupid con that needs to apologize for his stupid comment. Paul Calandra makes tearful apology to Tom Mulcair, House for non-answers The prime minister's parliamentary secretary has apologized for responding to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's questions on Canada's mission in...

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Doug smokes crack confirmed. Debate proves Doug Ford a clone of his brother, minus any charm It was purportedly a debate, with the debut of Doug Ford, mayoralty candidate, but it bore a better resemblance to the wrestling ring, without the honesty or fun. Before a rowdy packed house at York...

New Brunswick election: Brian Gallant, Liberals win majority government FREDERICTON — Amid a bizarre vote-counting snafu, rookie politician Brian Gallant led his Liberal party to a majority election victory in New Brunswick, as voters rejected the Progressive Conservatives' bid to jump-start a...

Tom Mulcair to target 'freeloader' corporations in speech to union 'The only ones in our society not paying their fair share are corporations.' Tom Mulcair is harkening back to the NDP's social democratic roots, casting his party as the champion of working class Canadians and the bane of what...

Dollar drops after Bank of Canada deputy says economy still needs stimulus Canada's struggling economy still needs the extra boost of monetary stimulus to help keep the recovery on track, and it might take longer than expected to get there, Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins...

Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives to talk trade with Stephen Harper South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives on Parliament Hill this morning for a welcoming ceremony and meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. CBCNews.ca will carry these events live (all times Eastern): 11:10...

Justin Trudeau's abortion policy keeps people talking Justin Trudeau paused, looked over the heads of reporters, and started to respond three times before finally spitting out the surprise announcement that Liberal MPs elected in 2015 would be expected to vote against putting limits on...

Stephen Colbert blasts Sean Hannity for defending Adrian Peterson, corporal punishment Stephen Colbert discussed the NFL’s very troubling and unacceptable domestic abuse problem, on Thursday night. However, not everyone thinks that certain cases are problematic: Sean Hannity recently defended...