Feds renew up to $300 million loan to Enbridge
A federal Crown corporation is extending a $200 to $300-million loan to Enbridge Inc. to support the company’s oil and gas expansion plans.
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Non-profit housing fund preserved more than 380 homes on Vancouver Island
The Rental Protection Fund is providing grants to two non-profits to purchase affordable rental housing in Port Hardy, Campbell River, Duncan and Parksville.
Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation order and highway closures
Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance late Monday night, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the Jasper townsite to flee west with little notice over mountain roads through darkness, soot, and ash.
High winds, large hailstones and high temperatures challenge B.C. wildfire crews
The B.C. Wildfire Service says a significant change in the weather could ramp-up fire activity, as Environment Canada warns of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the province following weeks of hot and dry conditions.
The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
After promise to end subsidies, feds loan Coastal GasLink up to $200 million
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Namoks is accusing the federal government of violating Indigenous rights as it provides hundreds of millions of dollars to a controversial fossil fuel project snaking through the nation's unceded territory.
The push to change lawn laws
Municipalities have the power to help pollinator-friendly gardens flourish — but first they need to nix restrictive bylaws, environmental groups say.
Climate disasters put oil and gas assets and production at risk
Suncor Energy Inc. filed a disclosure document last year laying out what would happen if extreme weather were to force a 10-day shutdown of its massive Base Plant oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
Mom wants quicker reform on disaster preparations, one year after flood took son
The mother of a boy who died a year ago in a Nova Scotia flood says her grief returns daily, along with frustration over what she considers the province's slow pace in reforming its preparations for climate disasters.
Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS
Canada's energy infrastructure needs better protection against cybersecurity attacks, feds say
Energy infrastructure is an attractive target for cyberattacks but the experts needed to protect this critical infrastructure are in short supply, according to the federal government.
Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?
Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.
A new gas pipeline for Ontario's greenhouses?
Enbridge Gas is starting construction of its $358-million natural gas pipeline in southwestern Ontario, which critics say “doesn’t even make economic sense” given the need to transition away from fossil fuels.
'Challenging' wildfire conditions in B.C. as hot and dry weather persists
Over 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week.
ATCO seeks to delay regulatory hearing on excess profits for appeal process
A prominent Alberta utility is seeking to delay a hearing on appropriate remedies for gas and electricity rates the province's utilities regulator says were neither reasonable nor justified.