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Environmentalists don't see Regina pushing on climate change front On the heels of the Paris Climate Change Conference, governments at all levels are looking inward, parsing what role they have to play. The City of Regina is no exception: The municipality has been in this game a while and...

The dozen who will dominate politics in 2016 1. Justin Trudeau (Montreal/Ottawa) An activist prime minister with a brimming agenda, Trudeau will lead a team in 2016 that will move on files as disparate as physician-assisted dying, climate change, marijuana legalization, electoral reform and...

How Canada's timeline for resettling Syrian refugees jumped from years to months OTTAWA -- When the Conservative government promised, in January 2015, to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees over three years, Liberal MP John McCallum didn't buy it. The Conservatives were under pressure to address...

2015: The Year the Environmental Movement Knocked Out Keystone XL In 2008, TransCanada applied for a U.S. presidential permit to build a segment of pipeline that would connect Alberta's landlocked oil with refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, and give tar sands access to world markets. On its path...

Gotta love those free market government handouts. UK becomes only G7 country to increase fossil fuel subsidies The UK is alone among G7 nations in dramatically increasing its fossil fuel subsidies, despite an earlier pledge to phase them out, a new report has found. The revelation will...

Pope Francis's Christmas message praises countries taking in refugees Pope Francis urged the world in his Christmas message today to unite to end atrocities by militants that he said were causing immense suffering in many countries. Security was tight at the Vatican in Rome as Francis, marking...

How to right the Conservative ship Tony Clement is the member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka. Our parents and Mick Jagger have taught us that “you can’t always get what you want,” and the Conservative Party experienced that in October’s federal election. First the good news: 5.6 million...

Problem with Rachel Notley? Tough, there won't be a counter-revolution I'd like to introduce you to Henry. It's likely you've met dozens of Henrys over the past seven months. You might be like Henry yourself. Henry is 57 and works in upper management at an oil and gas company in downtown...

Canada’s year of ‘serial disappointments’ leave investors reeling Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz summed up the Canadian economy best by calling it “another year in the serial-disappointment series.” For investors in Canadian assets the disappointments ran the gamut from stocks to bonds...

Trudeau to write exclusive Christmas column for Toronto Star In an exclusive column for the Toronto Star, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is writing a special “Message for Canadians” for the Christmas holidays that outlines his thoughts about family, generosity and sacrifices at this time of the...

That's a shame. Trudeau faces looming ‘stranded assets’ debate in confronting climate policy OTTAWA - When star NDP candidate Linda McQuaig mused during the opening days of the federal election campaign that some of Alberta's oil wealth would have to "stay in the ground" in order to meet...

This Group Won an Award for the most Abortion BS in 2015 Every year, the nonprofit watchdog Media Matters names a "Misinformer of the Year" to call out the most egregious purveyor of conservative BS. The 2015 title goes to The Center for Medical Progress, the anti-choice group that brought us...

Unexpectedly lol Canada Economy Unexpectedly Stalls in October on Factory Drop Canada’s gross domestic product unexpectedly stalled in October, another sign the economy is struggling to recover from an oil-price shock. Output was little changed at an annualized C$1.64 trillion ($1.18...

Canada's Christmas Weather To Be A 'Tale Of Two Seasons' TORONTO — Half of all Canadians will see a white Christmas this year, in what The Weather Network's chief meteorologist is calling "a tale of two seasons." While most of Canada's land mass will be blanketed in the requisite two...

Justin Trudeau, Tom Mulcair visit Montreal food banks The Prime Minister and one of his chief political rivals got into the Christmas spirit Friday as both volunteered at Montreal food banks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau packed food baskets at Moisson...

Trudeau says sensitive rain forest no place for an oil pipeline VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his opposition to advancing with crude oil pipelines that have riled some members of the activist community. Trudeau came to power in...

We're such smart, good people. I blame the teachers. Ontario's Reaction to the Federal Government's Release of Transfer Entitlements for 2016-17 Today, the federal government released 2016-17 provincial entitlements for major transfers, including the Canada Health Transfer, the Canada...

World's lakes are warming surprisingly quickly due to climate change Lakes around the world are warming surprisingly quickly due to climate change, threatening the global water supply. And lakes in Canada are some of the fastest-warming in the world, a new study shows. The warming waters can...

Improving public access to information will make government better, Trudeau says OTTAWA — Ensuring Canadians have access to federal information will mean more — and sometimes difficult — public scrutiny, but ultimately it will lead to better government, the prime minister says. The Liberals...

John McCallum makes surprise visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum made an unannounced visit on Friday to a refugee camp in the town of Ghaziyeh in southern Lebanon near the port city of Sidon. "I wanted to see the refugees with...