34 properties in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec to undergo near net-zero retrofits

The two provinces will embark in the fall on a feasibility study on railways, pipelines and port projects.

The work is an early step toward the future widening of Highway 400 to 10 lanes.

Indigenous Services Canada data shows 37 long-term drinking water advisories are still in place across the country — most of them in Ontario.

First Nations have warned of blockades of highways, railways and mines should the federal and provincial governments not reverse course and work with them.