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New coal mine proposed for B.C. Rockies
A mining company wants to open a coal mine in B.C.’s Rocky Mountains to extract, process and export coal in high demand by Asian steelmakers.
Quebec environmental group is on a quest to get SUVs off the roads
Quebec has the lowest emissions per capita in Canada, but one environmental group says the climate gains the province is making are threatened by an SUV habit it just can’t quit.
Nuclear power output predicted to shatter global records in 2025
Experts say the world is "past peak fossil power" but warn against uneven development of energy projects.
Ontario commits to refurbishment of Pickering nuclear plant to meet electricity demand
Ontario Power Generation plans to spend $2 billion on engineering and design work and securing key components for the project that is expected to be completed in the mid-2030s.
Provinces understood the $10-a-day child care deal when they signed: Liberal minister
Families Minister Jenna Sudds said they must now make it work comes amid growing pushback from daycares that say the program is going to make them go bankrupt.
Liberals say Canada not ready for expanded assisted dying eligibility
The federal government is hitting pause on its plans to make medical assistance in dying available to people whose only medical condition is a mental illness — and Health Minister Mark Holland is offering no clues about a new timeline.
Flood, avalanche risks high throughout B.C.'s South Coast
The flood and avalanche risks remain elevated throughout British Columbia's South Coast, where atmospheric rivers continue to bring heavy rains along with unseasonably warm temperatures.
Hottest temperature ever reached in Europe was Sicily at 119.8 degrees: UN agency
The World Meteorological Organization says the Sicilian scorcher was picked up on Aug. 11, 2021, at a time when temperatures were soaring across much of Europe — renewing concerns about climate change caused by human activity.
Eyes turn to B.C. as U.S. pauses approval of LNG projects
Calls from climate advocates to follow the lead of the United States and pause Canadian liquified natural gas projects face a serious challenge: a promise of economic reconciliation tied to capital and liquified natural gas (LNG) development.
ExxonMobil oil company sues to block climate proposals from activist investors
The company hopes to stop investors voting on a motion put forward by Follow This, a Dutch green activist investor group, which called for Exxon to accelerate its attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Threats and ugly politics prompt Bloc to shift stand on carbon pricing bill amendment
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Monday his party is no longer supporting the Tories on the bill.
More "technical issues" for Trans Mountain could mean further pipeline delay
In a statement on its website, Trans Mountain Corp. said Monday it needs additional time to determine the "safest and most prudent actions for minimizing further delay."
N.S. plans to assume $117 million of utility’s fuel costs to reduce rate hike
The plan, if approved by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, would lower the anticipated 2024 rate increase to 1.1 per cent, said Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton.
Federal politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador distance themselves from Liberal brand
Alex Marland, a political science professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., says he was surprised to see how blatantly the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals seem to be distancing themselves from their federal counterparts as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's popularity drops in the polls.