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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally left India after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure by two days.
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TSX shows investors flock to oil, gas and energy transition
Both traditional oil and gas stocks as well as Canada's mining and metals sector have benefited from a recent surge of investor interest in energy, new data from the Toronto Stock Exchange shows.
Louisiana’s bayous are now threatened by wildfires
In just one month, seven times more acres burned than in an average year.
Holy Mola! That’s a big fish!
A citizen science project documenting sightings of massive sunfish on the B.C. coast is helping puzzle together missing pieces of the marine creatures' mysterious life.
Even public transit isn’t immune to ‘total greenwashing’
For the past few weeks, buses in Canada's third-largest city have greeted passengers with massive advertisements pushing misleading information about the climate impacts of the country's natural gas industry.
B.C. announces task force on climate emergencies as wildfire season continues
British Columbia will form an expert disaster task force to rapidly deploy to, respond to and support people and communities facing emergencies amid a historic wildfire season that has destroyed about 400 structures, mostly homes, said Premier David Eby.
Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold
Published Monday in the scientific journal Joule, the research found that heat pumps are two to three times more efficient than their oil and gas counterparts, specifically in temperatures ranging from 10 C to -20 C.
On third anniversary of B.C’s promise to protect old-growth, ancient trees still falling
The fact logging deferrals aren't in place for all remaining priority old-growth three years after B.C. promised to protect ancient forests is a bitter pill after a summer scorched by drought and unprecedented wildfires, critics say.
With warmer winters, the citrus industry squeezes into Georgia
Half a million citrus trees have taken root in the Peach State over the past decade.
Across Ontario, rallies pressure Ford government to return protected Greenbelt land
The Hands Off The Greenbelt rallies are set to take place Sept. 8 to 23 in several locations, including Queen’s Park in Toronto and MPP Christine Hogarth’s office in Etobicoke, as well as in Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Ancaster and Barrie. One of the first rallies occurred Friday in Kitchener, where Premier Doug Ford's public event, Ford Fest, was held.
Environment minister calls Pierre Poilievre ‘easy to attack’ on environmental record outside Tory convention
Down in the polls, the Liberals went on the offensive on Day 2 of the Conservative Party of Canada’s policy convention in Quebec City.
UN climate ‘reality check’ a reminder that Canada must phase out fossil fuels
A new UN report detailing what needs to happen to limit global warming in line with the Paris Agreement's goals comes as the G20 is set to meet in India.
Trudeau says he's happy to testify at foreign meddling inquiry
A Quebec judge will head a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada's affairs now that federal parties have agreed on a process to examine the thorny subject, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is ready to testify should he be asked to appear.
Yellowknife residents heading home, but many still evacuated from other communities
Thousands of people from the Northwest Territories have returned home this week after a wildfire evacuation order was lifted for Yellowknife's 20,000 residents.
Pierre Poilievre to give inaugural speech as leader at Conservative convention
Conservatives gathered for the federal party's national policy convention in Quebec City today will hear not only from their leader later, but from a man who at one time wanted that job himself.