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Canada's deputy prime minister says she is looking forward to working with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, even though the provincial politician has taken a combative tone toward the federal government.

RCMP appeared caught off guard by protesters blockading a Canada-U.S. border crossing last winter despite Alberta's government being warned ahead of time, the mayor of Coutts, Alta., testified at a public inquiry on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will miss Friday's, November 11, 2022, national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia.

Candidates vying to helm the federal Green party offered their visions for its future and their explanations for its disarray during a leadership debate on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, night.

Canada is announcing millions of dollars in new climate finance for developing countries. But advocates warn symbolic donations are no replacement for the new financial tools delegates are negotiating at COP27.

Researchers are alarmed fin whales’ threatened status may be downgraded at the same time increased dangers from LNG shipping are on the horizon.

Lobbyists for Canada's meat and dairy industries are showing up with unprecedented visibility at the COP27 climate conference now underway in Egypt. The industries have at least one representative on the official Canadian delegation, a position that gives easy access to negotiators and closed-door meetings.

Scientists have long sought to farm the scarce seafood staple, but critics say the animals are not suited to intensive methods.

Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano used his speech at COP27 this week to join the chorus of nations, cities, Nobel laureates, and others demanding coal, oil and gas be phased out. 

Protesters attempting to raise awareness over climate change have taken up some wild antics the last few weeks, throwing soup across a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in London, throwing mashed potatoes at a Monet in Germany, and chucking cake at the Mona Lisa.

Alberta's new energy minister has promised to maintain an order protecting the Rocky Mountains in the province from coal development, for now.

The effects of climate change bit a $20-billion sized hole out of Canada's economy last year, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux said Tuesday.

The United Nations is cracking down on greenwashing. Former environment minister Catherine McKenna is leading the charge.

A new report from dozens of international scientists says it's inevitable the Arctic will lose its entire summer sea cover at least once over the next generation and probably a lot more often than that.

Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him.