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The Ontario government confirmed to Canada’s National Observer that it has ruled out introduction of a program to encourage recycling of non-alcoholic drink containers like water bottles and

A highly critical report from the auditor released Wednesday finds Alberta has implemented water conservation objectives in two of its seven major river basins. The government also doesn't know if existing water conservation objectives are working.

Environment Canada is warning of "torrential" rain brought by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl to southern Ontario and Quebec, with downpours that could last until Thursday.

Jonathan Pedneault’s surprise resignation came more than a year and a half after he and May ran a successful campaign to be co-leaders in the Green Party’s last leadership contest.

The Canadian insurance industry continues to pump billions of dollars into coal, oil and gas companies wrecking the planet, according to new research from advocacy group Investors for Paris Compliance.

A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the results of its rapid analysis into the mid-June heat wave over parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada show it was made two to ten times more likely due to climate change. 

Salmon have long adapted to wildfires by spawning in parts of rivers untouched by the fires. But the extreme wildfires engulfing B.C. and western North America are leaving fewer islands of habitat intact, making it impossible for the fish to lay their eggs. Now, wild salmon are facing a growing threat from larger fires, and fisheries experts warn more needs to be done to save them.

Residents and advocates for renewable energy have long demanded a shift away from Portlands' gas-fired plant in favor of cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in the city.

Solutions to the housing crisis in Indigenous communities should be viewed holistically and include cultural, health and energy-efficiency outcomes, a new report says.

Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a "ridge of high pressure" is expected to persist over dozens of regions in B.C. until about mid-week, sparking wildfire concerns.

Canada's longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who have never known the mighty Mackenzie to be so shallow.

A chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation is condemning a decade-long nursing staffing shortage in northern and remote communities as “systemic racism.”

Critics argue that “red tape cuts” are a pretext to weaken environmental protections and benefit developers and major industrial emitters. 

The federal government just gave the Tilbury LNG marine jetty in Delta, B.C. its stamp of approval.