B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between B.C. Hydro and the Nisga'a First Nation will help power a planned floating liquid natural gas terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish line.
Dix said the agreement, marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, will see the North Coast Transmission Line supply up to 600 megawatts to what proponents say will be Canada's second-largest LNG facility.
Construction of the line is expected to start this summer.
Colossal fossil Shell and industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada liquefied natural gas megaproject, reinforcing predictions that 2026 would be the year that an oversupplied global market for the climate-polluting gas begins to hit home.
So, Carney gets lots of pats on the back for disagreeing with Trump. But on many issues--including fair treatment of immigrants--he's not entirely different. - Gene McGuckin
January 25, 2026
It’s been a month since Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled the caregiver permanent residency program, at least for 2026. He did it on December 19th – the Friday before Christmas, one day after International Migrants Day.
After failing to stand up for Gaza or Venezuela, the Canadian prime minister took umbrage when US imperialism hit home
ours before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call for a new world order in Davos, Switzerland, Israeli forces stormed Unrwa headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers, despite criticism from Premier Doug Ford and the union representing Canadian autoworkers.
Speaking in Doha, Carney said there is interest in Chinese companies producing "affordable" electric vehicles in Canada.
At a time when humanity’s very survival is at risk, we need a movement that once again offers a hopeful alternative to the rise of the far right and the failures of neoliberalism. That is why we call on all those who defend human dignity and strive for an alternative to destructive capitalism to join us in Brussels from 15 to 17 May 2026 for the 7th International Ecosocialist Encounters.
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
Healthcare workers and patient companions on the oncology ward of Santa Rita de Cássia Hospital in Vitória, capital of Brazil’s Espírito Santo state, began reporting respiratory illness in October 2025: coughing, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath.
