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Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline

The one-metre-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion needs additional state and environmental approvals, but would carry up to 550,000 barrels of oil a day from Canada through Montana and Wyoming, where it w...

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Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.

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Wet'suwet'en law meets Canada’s climate promises

Misdzi Yikh v. Canada is not just another environmental lawsuit. It is a test of whether climate pledges — repeated on the world stage — carry real obligations at home.

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Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive, says report

A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots.

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Toronto almost doubles basement flooding support for property owners

Toronto’s plan to provide funds to property owners to prevent basement flooding is one way that cities in Canada are responding to the significant damage expected to occur as rainfall increases due to...

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Planned defence bank to be headquartered in Canada: report

A source with direct knowledge confirmed the decision but added that there's still a lot to discuss and sort through — and cautioned there's still a world in which it doesn't happen. Toronto, Ottawa, ...

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The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming

Though the future looked dim for renewables following the last US election, the solar industry has kept booming, accounting for 79 per cent of power generation brought online in 2025.

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Champagne pops cork for fresh support of 'low-carbon' LNG and carbon capture

Spring Economic Update’s sweetened tax deals for LNG and oil and gas projects with carbon capture show the government is 'very committed' to 2050 Paris emissions reduction targets, said Finance Minist...

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The f-words are everywhere in Santa Marta — except in Canada’s speech

The Santa Marta conference was not intended to produce new agreements, but to generate momentum outside the gridlocked UN process.

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Carney’s sovereign wealth fund gets it backwards

While details of the new Canada Strong Fund remain scant, early signs are that a chunk of the investments will be used to subsidize oil and gas industry projects.

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Sunrise gas pipeline megaproject will drive up Canada's emissions and faces 'uncertain' future

BC’s $4-billion expansion of the Westcoast gas network could add the equivalent of 1.3 million cars worth of CO2 to the atmosphere, while locking Canada into building industry assets vulnerable to dem...

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Montreal revokes company's permit for releasing toxins into the air

The American Iron & Metal Company was repeatedly exceeding standards. It was hit by a fire Thursday.

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Lack of regulations leaves humpback at risk despite BC Ferries slowdown, experts say

Researchers welcome a slowdown by BC Ferries through one of the region’s key humpback corridors, but warn it's not enough without binding federal rules for foreign cruise lines and surging LNG tankers...

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Colombia climate conference highlights the lack of financing for shift from fossil fuels

Lack of financing is one of the biggest barriers to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels...

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The global oil crisis has changed the fossil fuel industry forever, IEA chief says

The International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion.

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Iran war pushes some of the world's largest economies to fossil fuel phase-out

If countries attending The First International Conference on the Transition Away From Fossil Fuels withdraw their enormous purchasing power from fossil fuels, it would spark a global retreat from the ...

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Carney government issues new oil and gas subsidies in spring mini-budget

The Canadian government has unveiled two new oil and gas subsidies as part of its Spring Economic Update, including a carbon capture tax credit that aims to boost production from the Alberta oil patch...

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Alberta fires latest salvos in ‘war’ on renewable energy

The measures include a solar panel “eco-fee” and standardized rules for locating wind and solar projects as the province delays a playbook for energy developers to 2028.

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Cenovus oilfield extension off Newfoundland will hike emissions by 21 per cent, according to documents

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St. John's.

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LNG pipeline project through 'pristine wilderness' faces BC court challenges

The BC Supreme Court is set to weigh in on two petitions filed over the provincial government's decision last year to deem the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline "substantially started," meaning ...

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Québec pushes back renewable gas target, but moves on buildings

A two-pronged draft regulation on natural gas was published Wednesday.

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Canada's new $25B nation-building projects fund fuels fear of 'back door' oil and gas subsidies

The Canada Strong Fund, the country's first national sovereign wealth fund, has launched to underwrite nation-building projects and enable individual Canadians to invest. Green groups warn it could be...

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Alberta falls far short of expectations on methane regulations

If Alberta refuses to introduce a credible methane-reduction plan, then the federal regulation should stand.

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Canada could build a new pipeline and meet climate targets if carbon pricing has teeth, study says

Canada could build a pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast and still reduce the country's carbon emissions, a new analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute has determined.

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Ontario residents stopped an airport, but now developers are coming for the land

A group of environmentally-concerned Pickering residents fought to protect more than 9,000 acres of federally-owned farmland on Toronto's eastern edge. Now, they say it's at risk from private develope...

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BC energy regulator discovers non-compliant black smoke flaring by LNG Canada

LNG Canada has been ordered to identify the root causes of "black smoke flaring" from its facility in Kitimat, BC, and implement measures to prevent it by October.

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What to expect from a ‘super El Niño’

Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highs

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Will Canada's EV market get back on the road in 2026?

Canada's electric vehicle market is showing signs of life after it ‘essentially died’ in 2025, experts say. Could the market get back into gear this year?

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Feds reverse plans to close key food allergen lab

Canada's food inspection agency is walking back plans to close one of two Canadian laboratories this spring that test for illicit allergens in food. The agency had announced plans to shutter the lab a...

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A fossil fuel reckoning, within earshot of a coal port

Profound tensions are nothing new for Santa Marta. It is the oldest colonial city in South America, founded by conquistadors in the early 1500s to secure control over the rumoured gold wealth of the I...

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Real climate action requires immediate mandates with teeth

This is no way to prosecute the fight of our lives. Instead of making climate action voluntary, a government aligned with the emergency before us would make climate action and the energy transition ma...

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How northern communities are taking recycling into their own hands

Facing overflowing landfills, limited recycling options and other waste management challenges, Nunavut’s residents are refurbishing and recycling their old laptops and electronics through Ampere's Com...

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