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The federal government plans to introduce a tax credit for clean hydrogen investments in Budget 2023, but academics and some civil society groups say there’s a risk it could end up subsidizing fossil fuels if it’s not done right.

The 11th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize was awarded at a ceremony in Ottawa to celebrate Indigenous excellence, resilience and innovation.

Calls grow for mandatory measures to reduce underwater noise pollution as melting ice opens up shipping routes.

Oil and gas activity, mining, dumping and destructive bottom trawling fishing won’t be allowed in new MPAs but issues of shipping wastewater and noise are not addressed in the protections. 

Canada has joined ranks with nearly a dozen nations calling for a moratorium or pause on deep-sea mining in both domestic and international waters to protect ocean ecosystems.

The earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria this week offers both lessons and warnings for people in British Columbia as images emerge of the human devastation and costly damage, Canadian seismology experts say.

Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkey on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in the wake of a devastating earthquake that's killed thousands, as the federal government faced criticism that the window to help with rescue efforts was closing.

The City of Ottawa's auditor general says police did not adequately share intelligence about last year's "Freedom Convoy" protests, affecting the city's ability to plan for the protests.

Duclos to sit down with Ontario to negotiate bilateral health deal on Thursday

The British Columbia government has fined Teck Coal Limited more than $16 million for exceeding pollution thresholds as well as failing to build an active water treatment facility on time at one of its operations in southeastern B.C.

An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade.

By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada's oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues.

After securing a licence for a recent discovery, Norwegian energy giant Equinor is one step closer to developing Canada’s first deepwater oil project off the East Coast.

Scientists identify parts of the ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10 per cent of the human diet to reduce the impact of agriculture.

Documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through a freedom of information request detail an injury to a worker and multiple safety infractions relating to methane monitoring and fire hazards.