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A bill to create more carbon price exemptions for farmers is in the home stretch in the Senate as the federal government faces sustained criticism for its decision to exempt home heating oil from the federal carbon pricing system.

The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates.

In August, the devastating Bush Creek wildfire in B.C.'s Interior roared its way 21 kilometres into the valley where Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw sits. It destroyed 64 structures, including 34 community homes.

Exclusive: Projects that risk the 1.5 C heating target are operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and North American banks.

Calgary-based Pieridae Energy is giving up on its Nova Scotia LNG dreams and is retreating back to Alberta to focus on its fossil fuel business, the company said in a corporate update.

The federal and provincial governments will each invest $900 million over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

At a meeting of Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan that will initially allow up to 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia each year. Tuvalu has a population of 11,000, and its low-lying atolls make it particularly vulnerable to global warming.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov. 21, 2023, a mini-budget that will serve as an update on federal finances and contain new measures that reflect the government's priorities.

The mayor of Halifax, which recently secured a deal with Ottawa to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes, says he was caught off guard by recent complaints from premiers over being left out of funding agreements between the federal government and cities.

Canada's Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call "threats" against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19.

The announcement comes a month after Canada’s National Observer reported concerns raised by local advocates who assert that provincial efforts have fallen short of addressing the urgency of reducing phosphorus pollution. This reduction is deemed essential for safeguarding coldwater fish habitats and preventing excessive weed growth and algae blooms.

In September, more than 80 nations rushed to sign a watershed global agreement to protect marine life in the high seas. Canada was not one of them.

Canada’s environment commissioner said it is not clear how the oil and gas sector will achieve the greenhouse gas emission reductions prescribed under the federal government’s climate plan, and called for more transparency around the modelling.

An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade.

The bill, introduced by Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, would fine companies $100,000 a day for every violation.