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Shell Canada president Susannah Pierce says transitioning to a lower-carbon economy will require government incentives across the entire value chain, particularly in fossil fuel-intensive industries like cement and steel manufacturing, shipping and aviation.

Hurricane Lee is expected to move into western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick on Saturday, bringing heavy rains, high winds, and powerful waves, Environment Canada said in an update Friday morning.

The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions said in a statement Thursday that the federal government approved the changes that expand the areas where drug possession remains illegal. 

Trade Minister Mary Ng has spent the past four months talking up a major visit to India designed to boost Canadian exports to the world's most populous country.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to address the E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares during a news conference this morning.

Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat.

The Liberal government is dusting off a measure it promised years ago and pulling in other parties' proposals for cheaper groceries and more homes as it struggles to tackle affordability concerns that are top-of-mind for many Canadians.

Incentives provided through the province’s CleanBC’s Better Homes program jumped from $3.6 million in 2020 to about $33.5 million in 2022. Those figures include money for air source heat pumps, upgrades to electricity services, insulation and more. That information isn’t publicly available and was provided to Canada’s National Observer by Ecotrust Canada, which received them through a FOI.

In March 2022, 175 countries agreed to write a global treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis. Now, a year and a half later, they have a rough draft.

As the Alberta premier battles the federal government over a proposed cap on oil and gas sector emissions, two new polls published Thursday show she's on the wrong side of public opinion.

Plenty of political distractions and grandstanding are sure to accompany politicians’ return to the House of Commons on Monday — but there are also incoming climate policies with a suite of repercussions. 

City council has asked legal experts to assess the possibility of initiating a judicial review of the Ford government's decision to build housing on some of the formerly protected land. 

The Conservative leader used the public announcement system to give a 45-second speech on Sunday night on board a WestJet plane that was headed to Calgary from Quebec City after the Conservative party convention.

The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger.