Canada

Residents of small and mid-sized cities in the US and Canada are getting an introduction to bike-sharing thanks to large local companies.

While Americans celebrate the birth of their country, Canadians are celebrating the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, the first permanent settlement in New France. David Hackett Fischer reflects on the city's history and importance.

Cyclists Bill Reynolds muses on the freedom offered by the bicycle -- and the tragic tendency for cyclists to fall victim to automobiles.

Toronto environmental lawyer Albert Koehl believes that Canada's Conservative government should embark on a national bicycle strategy.

Both farmers and the rural poor are hurting because gas prices are not only higher in Canada's rural areas, but the distances required to obtain food and other necessities are so great.

Americans are notoriously bad at navigating European-style traffic circles, but it seems Canadians are also confounded.

A new study shows that supermarkets have migrated away from Canada's central and poorer neighborhoods, turning them into 'food deserts' with minimal access to more expensive food.

With their high concentrations of marginalized Aboriginal residents, the Canadian prairie cities of Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg are ranked the top 3 most "dangerous" cities in the country in the latest Macleans Magazine survey.

After opting to use an electric car instead of repairing her Volvo, Cori Howard wonders if the electric car has a future.

Canada's new federal budget allocates $500 million for public transit and makes a "permanent" commitment to allocating a portion of the gas tax to municipalities for infrastructure-related spending. But is it enough?

The age of the suburbs may be coming to an end in America, and conditions in Canada are even more ripe for this transition to urban density.

The latest figures from Statistics Canada on household spending show that Canadians are spending more for basics, including shelter and public transportation.

This op-ed calls on residents and historians to give more recognition to homes built in the last 50 years as true "historic" sites worth preservation.

A group of scientists has blasted the Canadian government for allowing tarsands oil exploration to wreak havoc on the environment, calling it the "most destructive project on Earth".

The economic influence of the Alberta oil sands is so powerful that it's draining working-age men -- and vitality -- from smaller communities across Canada.

A recent report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is calling on the federal government to keep up tis funding of housing and shelter programs after they expire in 2009.

While the Canadian provincial governments in British Columbia and Ontario have committed tens of billions of dollars to improving public transit, a corresponding federal investment in transit has yet to materialize.

A high-speed rail connection through the busy Windsor, Ont., and Quebec City corridor has been debated for years. However, the Ontario government's $100 billion infrastructure deficit and the rising cost of land may make it economically unfeasible.

Canadian officials will revisit plans to create a high-speed rail system connecting Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

Suburban and sprawling neighborhoods have been connected with disease and obesity in a new report.