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Canada broke promise to end thermal coal exports

The federal government quietly shelved plans to stop exporting coal to be burned in power plants, as US coal continues to stream out of Canadian ports.

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Canada won’t condemn states blocking key UN climate report

Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s office would not explicitly denounce a Saudi-led group lobbying to delay the next IPCC report. The report is supposed to be released ahead of t...

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Canada’s influencers aren’t that influential after all

After Kerry-Lynne Findlay decided to resign as leader of the BC Conservative Party, the influencer class that had backed her threw their support behind OneBC's Dallas Brodie. And yet, she couldn't eve...

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Major projects office says Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to compensate for Pacific Link pipeline

Federal government will need new ways to cut emissions to meet its climate goals because the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline will emit more than the Pathways carbon capture project will sequester, ...

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Joshua Kutryk becomes fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk

Astronaut Joshua Kutryk spent more than seven hours hovering in the vacuum of space on Thursday, making him the fifth Canadian to perform a spacewalk.

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Ottawa investing up to $1.6B in Canadian AI company Cohere

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere. "We are not waiting for the future of AI to be decided somewhere else by those we ...

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EU urges 'strategic supply chains' in Canada alliance plan

Export and infrastructure banks will team with private investors to finance energy, supercomputing and critical-minerals projects across the Atlantic, says European Commission President Ursula von der...

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Stelco workers grapple with uncertainty as calls for nationalization mount

Union workers rallied to protest 175 layoffs at steelmaker Stelco after the company reported its strongest quarterly earnings since being acquired by the US-based Cleveland-Cliffs in 2024. Just one da...

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Antarctic sea ice decline is triggering global ocean changes

A key layer of water around Antarctica is getting saltier, potentially shifting storm tracks and accelerating sea-level rise, new research shows.

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Federal government set to dismantle mandatory pesticide safety reviews

Advocates are urging the federal government to not enshrine new pesticide rules in upcoming vote.

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The affordable EV you’ve been waiting for is already here

If your goal is simply to buy a great EV that’s competitive on price, start looking now — because the EV you’ve been waiting for is already here.

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AI gets people into trouble in the backcountry

In British Columbia, a helicopter crew rescued a 16-year-old hiker from a ledge in the Widowmaker Arete on the back of Crown Mountain. The teen had used Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to help him plan his...

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Quebec has allocated little electricity capacity to data centres since February 2023

The small amount of electricity capacity allocated to data centres in recent years stands in stark contrast to the industry's requests, which have been flooding the government with applications for gr...

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Calgary’s mayor wants a moratorium on data centres

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas will join four city councillors in proposing a moratorium on new data centre development in the city. Calgary would be the second Alberta municipality to consider pausing n...

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Canada's big city green mayors are up against it

Ontario and BC have provincial governments hostile to climate policy and municipal councils that care in both of their largest cities

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Ontario bill targets waste as US tariffs hit

The Ford government announced an omnibus bill on Tuesday that includes measures to create new landfills and incinerators across the province amid new US tariffs on waste.

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The planet’s vital signs are getting worse. One of the easiest fixes is your diet

Raising cattle for human consumption is one of the main drivers of deforestation, which contributes to warming by eliminating carbon sinks. Timothy Searchinger, a senior research scholar at Princeton ...

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Federal Conservatives pitch bill that would end BC's tanker ban

Conservative members of Parliament are calling on Ottawa to repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban, arguing it's hurting Canada's prosperity. They pushed for the repeal during debate Monday in the House...

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Trump says he expects trade war with Canada to end 'pretty soon'
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We don’t have to listen to the separatists any more

Alberta's separatist movement spent months collecting signatures, attracting attention, and rallying their vote — all to end up exactly where they've always been. It's time to stop giving them the att...

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When the term 'heatwave' is no longer enough

A groundbreaking Reuters investigation explains that massive “heat storms” now “swarm the planet.”

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Nature on the hill: groups push back against Bill C-39

Nature advocacy groups gathered on Parliament Hill last week to discuss Bill C-39 with parliamentarians, ahead of the bill’s public feedback deadline.

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Gen Z v. Canada: Youth climate lawsuit enters next round

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government parrots oil and gas industry to argue Canada can't be accountable for accelerating climate crisis.

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Wainwright fire tests whether military protocols have kept up with a changing climate

John Vaillant, author of the Pulitzer-nominated Fire Weather, thinks protocols are out of date, and has previously warned senior military leaders as much. After Wainwright, he wonders if that memo mad...

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Ontario's Ring of Fire: Opportunity for some, intrusion for others

With Indigenous voices divided, the Neskantaga First Nation is holding out against the controversial mine and associated road.

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The tantalizing promise of a ‘point of return’

This year took a whole new tack. The 2026 Emissions Gap Report is called The point of return. And the cover showcases a puzzling trajectory for humanity and the world at large — an undefined peak atop...

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Climate Liberals must leave the party

Climate Liberals are just giving Prime Minister Mark Carney cover. These MPs have another option. They can cross the aisle and join a more climate-friendly party, or they can stay in Parliament as Ind...

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Amelia Boultbee has a warning about BC's Conservatives

MLA Amelia Boultbee says she isn't seeking re-election. Instead, she’s spending her time trashing her former party.

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Calgary flood survivor to testify in Canada’s first youth-led federal climate trial

They were too young to vote, so on Monday they’ll take Canada to court over climate change. They are arguing that Canada is putting young people’s health, safety and futures at risk by supporting foss...

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Operational gas wells in CFB Wainwright were ordered closed — but the fire came first

There’s no publicly available evidence gas wells played a role in the fire. But the company that owned wells on the base is distancing itself from control over them.

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