Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River, N.S. — population 1,000 — in July. Members say the prices, the quality of the produce and the convenience are a breath of fresh air.

B.C. Hydro says the project will be housed near Duncan and will allow energy to be saved up and used during peak times.

The prime minister has predicted blowback to the scheme, which will affect social media, search engines and AI chatbots

DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricity

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...

The Barriers Remain Report, a collaboration between the Feminist Campaign School and CCG, is a continuation of previous research on women and gender minorities serving in elected local government posi...

Squamish council voted unanimously to support $660,000 going to Squamish Housing to purchase eight townhouses in the Garibaldi Springs development.

Cities are exploring AI for a range of operational and administrative purposes, from summarizing reports and writing emails to early wildfire detection and identifying contaminated garbage.

Gabriola Fire Department answered questions on Thursday night about emergency preparedness on the Island, and what would happen if there was an evacuation on the small island. The department had run through a practice scenario earlier this spring, and shared what they learned

Small patches of wilderness are ‘lifeboats for wildlife,’ says one advocate. ‘But you also need the arks.’

Alternita platform uses Google Gemini, OpenAI and Claude to create provocative social media posts

New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes

A new program from startup Every Electric and utility Con Edison lets New Yorkers power their window ACs with home batteries to take stress off the grid.

Alberta teachers say no. But that doesn’t mean a total ban on the technology.

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new food security strategy that commits to spend $3.2 billion over a decade to produce more food in Canada and make it more affordable.

Participant-led YPS scheme creates green projects while providing summer jobs in country with high youth unemployment

Gary Miller’s viral sidewalk crusade started with a nagging worry.

As British Columbia approaches the five-year anniversary of the deadly heat dome, it's facing calls to toughen its heat exposure regulations for workers.

A handful of Toronto community groups are buying properties across the city in an effort to keep rents low say the upcoming municipal election could determine whether they're able to secure thousands ...

"Vitriol and cruel ignorance." Should City Hall shut down comments on municipal social platforms? Yellowknife's elected officials have a wide range of views.

A sourced, plain-language fact-check of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Leader of the XAXE TEṈEW̱ Sacred Land Society’s Indigenous land restoration and stewardship program, says Indigenous land stewardship directly help with wildfire prevention. Research from UBC shows it...

WorkBC says they're launching a new employment services program in Fort St. John, B.C., for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use and mental health issues.

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

Commissioned by Jobs for Today, a project of the Centre for Civic Governance, Jobs in Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan finds that finds cleaning up Western Canada's backlog o...

DUNSTER – Purchases of swathes of farmland in the Robson Valley by wealthy American businessmen have some in BC demanding restrictions on foreign and corporate ownership of agricultural land.

A college in southeastern B.C. is opening what it calls Canada's first outdoor gear repair and advanced manufacturing centre.

Harwinder Sandhu, the MLA for Vernon-Lumby, says the digital public safety tool will help police make decisions about who should be transported to the emergency room and "who should be redirected to m...

A court ruling says the Region of Waterloo's site-specific bylaw, that would allow them to remove people from an encampment on Weber and Victoria streets, violates the Charter rights of people who liv...

Parents of students at an elementary school on a remote island on B.C.'s coast are concerned potential budget cuts could put all students from kindergarten to Grade 7 in the same classroom during part...

Solar North, the first large-scale solar project on a remote grid in B.C., is just the start

Running in the 2026 municipal elections?

Tourism and festival industry organizers say the increased demands of these security measures, as well as rising costs for things such as insurance, permits, and supplies, have resulted in significant...

Saint John’s fire department wants the city to adopt a long-term plan to reduce the risk of wildfires and strengthen the ability to fight them.

Female mayors have had notable successes in making transport in urban areas benefit everyone, write Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, co-authors of Women Changing Cities

Residents of the small enclave east of LA not only killed their city's proposed 250,000 square foot data center, they pushed city council to ban them altogether

Visitors to Tofino, one of the most popular spots in B.C., will want to be prepared by bringing their own water bottle starting this week.

Past energy shortages triggered gas-saving policy changes and a surge of ridership — and funding — for public transit. What will this oil crisis bring?

Why did American streets get so deadly for those on foot or bikes? A leading transportation safety researcher sees some surprising factors behind the crisis.

The Alberta government is preparing to institute a new code of conduct for local elected officials. A former councillor in Medicine Hat says it will help to avoid or settle disputes like those seen in...