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Canada’s biggest banks behind latest $2-billion loan to Trans Mountain
Despite pledging to play their role cutting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, Canadian banks have continued pumping billions into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project designed to help Canadian oil companies grow. Even as Ottawa says the public won't be on the hook, experts say that's precisely what will happen.
Pristine watershed steps closer to protection for posterity
On Thursday, an agreement on this initiative was signed between the Seal River Watershed Alliance and the governments in Ottawa and Winnipeg, kick-starting a feasibility study on an Indigenous-led conservation area in the region.
Drought causes massive drop in Panama Canal shipping numbers, disrupting global trade
Canal administrators now estimate that dipping water levels could cost them between $500 million and $700 million in 2024, compared to previous estimates of $200 million.
Trudeau travels to Nunavut to sign transfer of powers for land and resources
In 2019, Trudeau's then-Crown-Indigenous relations minister, Carolyn Bennett, signed an agreement-in-principle with Nunavut's then-premier intended to serve as a guide for negotiating a final agreement.
Money launderers use online gambling sites to ply their trade: financial intelligence agency
In a newly published bulletin, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada highlights the criminal exploitation of legitimate and unlicensed digital wagering operations.
Quebec Premier asks Trudeau to slow flow of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier François Legault said that in 2022, Quebec took in more asylum seekers than the rest of the country combined.
Major BC snowstorm fun for some, but life-threatening for others
The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow on Wednesday meant a day off work or school for some, but it had much harsher implications for those without a home.
Extreme weather poses growing risk to Canada's electricity grid: experts
A series of electricity grid alerts in Alberta during the deep freeze last week made headlines across the country, but experts say power systems all across North America are increasingly at risk of being overloaded during severe weather.
Spying on beavers from space
A group of scientists taught an algorithm to spot beaver ponds in satellite imagery, which has the potential to help drought-ridden areas like California bounce back.
BC Hydro shifts pricing formula for public EV chargers
The utility’s bid to move to "fairer" energy-based rates means some EV drivers will likely pay more and others less.
Ford government’s vow to override energy ruling could make housing even more expensive
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government pledged to overturn a decision from the Ontario Energy Board on the basis it would make the costs of new homes too expensive. But is that really true?
CEO pay soars higher with oil and gas profits
CEO pay in the oil and gas sector has soared with the industry's post-pandemic resurgence and will likely increase even more with the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion this year, a new report projects.
Alberta oil well cleanup going well but remaining liabilities greatly underestimated: regulator
Alberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator's first report on the extent of those liabilities indicates.
Hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs, BC premier says
A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will reduce carbon emissions at a local pulp mill and create jobs, Premier David Eby said on Tuesday.