During Earth Hour today at 8:30 p.m., millions will turn off their lights to save energy and fight climate change. Organized by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour's aim is to make individuals more ...

The bill, which in February passed second reading in the House of Commons, would give police increased powers to detain suspected terrorists, as well as give new powers to Canada’s spy agency. Prime ...

The proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline (also known as the Kinder Morgan pipeline) is a controversial issue in British Columbia. This information page provides a brief background and ...

After the controversial "cut and cover" construction of the Canada Line SkyTrain that devastated businesses near Cambie and Broadway, merchants and property owners are now able to claim some financial ...

City Council made history by voting to support a shift to 100 per cent renewable energy sources, becoming the first city in Canada to take this step. In the motion, which passed unanimously, ...

The reports are coming in from 350.org, as thousands gather in Washington, D.C. to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and urge Obama to fight against climate change. The big day is here in DC -- for ...

Justice denied. That's how Lilliane Beaudoin describes the BC government's refusal to extend the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry another six months – despite weeks of delays and dozens of key ...

ELEPHANT: is the most enthralling of the now several of these annual Disney wildlife documentaries that I’ve seen. As usual there is sentimentality and a cutesy story but there are also spectacularly ...

In the midst of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to China, environmental activists held an anti-oilsands demonstration outside of the Chinese consulate. 2011 was a year of big stories on the ...

Ah, Valentine's Day, the fantasy-filled holiday that comes right after we've managed to get ourselves through another year of Christmas and New Year's Eve! Have you ever wondered whose bright idea it.