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Approval of a contentious radioactive waste facility in Deep River, Ont., is bringing flaws in Canada’s nuclear waste management to the fore, say area politicians.

There is no dispute the overheating climate is already causing loss and damage in the Arctic, but because Inuit in Canada technically live in a rich, developed country, they are ineligible to tap the funds to compensate them. But now, the Inuit Circumpolar Council is calling for change.

Zooplankton vital for fish on B.C.’s southern coast are lining their guts with synthetic microfibres shed and flushed out to sea when we wash our clothes, causing big ripple effects for marine life.

Critics are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of the Alberta Energy Regulator after documents surfaced suggesting the agency downplayed the industry's environmental liabilities and withheld information on those costs.

North American natural gas prices continued to drop this week, in spite of frigid winter conditions that gripped much of the continent.

A new government-commissioned report says Ontario should develop related policies and communicate its vision clearly to the public about a transition to electrification.

British Columbia's recent cold snap has been life-threatening for people facing homelessness and struggling with addiction and mental health issues, says a spokesman for one of the province's largest shelters.

The Business Council of Canada is also urging the federal government to borrow a U.S. idea and create a new body that would ensure the intelligence is securely and broadly shared across the Canadian economy.

Trudeau is in Iqaluit to mark the signing of an agreement to hand over powers to the territorial government when it comes to their management of land, fresh water and the resources each contain. 

In total, the documents suggest the liability estimates that inform a report released by the regulator this week were low by 263 per cent.

Between 10 and 20 centimetres of snow is forecast on Vancouver Island, with a "prolonged period of freezing rain" inland expected to follow.

Winnipeg schools seek to build on cold lessons of outdoor recess.

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.

The year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a "punch in the guts."

The Ontario government is investing another $7.5 million over three years to address risks linked to inactive oil and gas wells across the province’s southwestern region.