Looming need for new energy sources: Manitoba Hydro CEO
Debt, drought and demand weigh heavily on the Crown corporation.
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Carbon capture and hydrogen tax credits expected to cost the government over $11 billion: PBO
According to new analyses Thursday, the Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the federal government will provide over $11 billion to companies investing in carbon capture and hydrogen technologies over the coming years, representing at least $1 billion more than previously expected.
Why we love to hate all over Emma Stone’s environmentalist in The Curse
How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster?
What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? Wonder no more
The storm that pummelled California this week was fuelled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to near Hawaii. Here's a look at the phenomenon.
Ottawa pledges millions to provinces, cities for temporary housing for asylum seekers
The federal government is spending another $362 million to help provinces and cities find housing for asylum seekers — but Ontario says it's nowhere near enough.
Tories raised buckets of money during Poilievre's first year as party leader
The party says its 2023 numbers show it couldn't be any clearer that Canadians are looking for change from the current government.
Canada Energy Regulator explains why it approved Trans Mountain variance
In a press release, the regulator says it found that approving the application with four conditions is in the public interest, based on new inspection commitments and demonstration of quality management processes from Trans Mountain.
Flood risk still high for B.C.'s South Coast
The Village of Pemberton has downgraded an evacuation order for six rural properties, but flood warnings remain in effect for the Lillooet and Squamish rivers as a final torrent of rain mixed with snowmelt saturates B.C.'s South Coast.
Greta Thunberg on trial for role in London climate protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg went on trial on Thursday for refusing to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.
End of an era in global climate politics
As the U.S. and China climate envoys retire, more than a leadership gap opens in crucial bilateral relationships and climate politics.
‘Public health wasn’t the first priority,’ critics say after refinery leak
The leader of the BC Green Party says that provincial and municipal officials' slow response to a late January "incident" at a Vancouver-area refinery that smothered parts of Metro Vancouver in a hydrocarbon haze is cause for concern.
Greenpeace inflates a giant owl to push feds on promised nature protection law
On Wednesday, Greenpeace Canada inflated a giant owl on the Rideau Hall grounds near Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s residence to demand movement on a promised nature protection law.
Drought-weary Alberta opens water-sharing talks with large users
There are currently 51 water shortage advisories in the province. River basins from north to south face critical water shortages from low precipitation.
Farmers wait anxiously for verdict on carbon price carve-out bill
Farmers seeking relief have argued there are few, if any, alternatives for them other than using natural gas to heat their barns and propane to dry their grain.
'Malicious' cyberattack and data breach hits Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada announced on Tuesday it is investigating a cyberattack and data breach that has forced it to limit remote access to its networks.