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The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing progress toward their climate goals and widening the inequality gap between rich and poor countries, a United Nations report warned on Thursday.

A U.S. judge this week ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the law when it failed to develop a plan to prevent West Coast commercial sablefish fishermen from harming humpback whales.

The European Union presented plans on Thursday to fundamentally revamp its policies on dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production.

The executive director of a Nunavut food charity says there's a need to address the root causes of food insecurity after 500 people in the territorial capital went without a daily meal for a week.

Crude oil prices plunged below US$70 and Canadian energy stocks took a beating on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as market chaos continued amid concerns about a spreading bank crisis.

The federal Conservative party defended its decision on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, to oust a candidate from a local nomination race, as an anti-abortion organization alleges that the move was unfair —a tiff reminiscent of tensions that previous party leaders faced with the social conservatives in their base.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, a senior military officer who was acquitted of a sexual assault charge late last year, has filed a $6-million lawsuit against the Canadian government.

Some federal government workers will be able to continue remote work for another year, as most face a March 31 deadline to return to the office at least two days a week.

The Alberta and federal governments say they will work together to understand what happened around a nine-month delay in notifying the public about toxic seepage from an oilsands tailings pond.

Competition Bureau Canada is being urged to investigate Pathway Alliance’s claim it is committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars the digestive tract, is likely to affect other types of birds, too.

Pollution from oilsands tailings dominated the agenda at the Dene Nation Water Summit this week as northern Indigenous leaders and community members discussed how to respond to recent news of multiple leaks hidden for months from neighbouring Indigenous communities.

The Growcer, an Ottawa-based startup, helps remote communities run shipping container farms capable of growing up to 8,500 pounds of food per year. Now, some are close to breaking even and others are looking to expand.

David Johnston has been asked to look into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's last two federal elections and recommend what the Liberal government should do about it.

A few commonly used weather terms and their definitions, which rely on material from the National Weather Service.