BC NDP will have to look elsewhere for a Speaker, Green MLAs say
The NDP can’t count on a B.C. Green Party legislator to take on the role of Speaker of the legislature, according to a newly-elected Green MLA.
Toxicologist calls Fort Chip contamination assessment ‘essentially useless’
An independent toxicologist says a federal assessment of the contaminated Fort Chipewyan dock site failed to consider how community members use the land to fish, swim and harvest traditional plants.
Budget officer finds TMX a money loser after Freeland insists it's not
A new valuation of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer contradicts a more optimistic assessment of the controversial pipeline expansion by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland last week.
Freeland insists TMX will recoup billions; opposition MPs say no way
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is “very confident” the federal government will get back the $34 billion in public funds spent on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. But her statement produced widespread skepticism from opposition MPs.
Burning trees for power is under fire on world stage
Global demand for forest biomass is surging, but the financial incentives offered to projects that burn wood for electricity are under fire on the international stage in Cali, Colombia.
Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble
“Every bit of that coffee shop was something that I put my life into,” Fandrich recalled. The empty plant pots used to be filled with baby plants nurtured from her own home. A pair of knitting needles looked intact at first glance but disintegrated at her touch.
Massive mine expansion looms over calls to halt thermal coal exports
Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.
Federal ministers summoned over Fort Chipewyan contamination scandal
A federal committee will grill cabinet ministers over Transport Canada’s failure to inform Indigenous communities about water and soil contamination at a dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.
What's really behind Alberta's 'scrap the cap' ads?
Alberta’s $7-million ad campaign, railing against a proposed federal industrial emissions cap, comes just weeks before a leadership review for Premier Danielle Smith whose party members are hungry for conflict with Ottawa.
Alberta UCP to vote on celebrating CO2, and not recognizing it as pollutant
A proposal to stop labelling carbon dioxide as a pollutant and instead celebrate it as a "foundational nutrient for all life on Earth” will be up for debate at the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in November.
Alberta the sole province where going electric won't always save you money
Installing a heat pump or switching from a gas to electric vehicle can save Canadian households money but the upfront cost of getting off fossil fuels still deters Canadians from taking action, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada.
Transport Canada withholds health study on Fort Chipewyan contamination
Transport Canada is refusing to release a health study on the Fort Chipewyan dock contamination.
Passing the buck at TMX pipeline hearings
Now that TMX is complete, the question of who should bear the brunt of the project’s cost overruns is making the rounds on Parliament Hill.
Opposition MPs call Fort Chipewyan dock contamination 'environmental racism'
Opposition MPs say the federal government’s failure to inform Northern Alberta Indigenous communities about contamination at a critical dock in Fort Chipewyan is a clear case of environmental racism.
Liberals are running out of time to enact three emissions-slashing regulations
There are some big-ticket items coming soon: an oil and gas emissions cap, new clean electricity regulations, and restrictions on methane.