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Ottawa is expected to sign separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batteries in electric vehicles.

Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a time of growing concerns about climate change.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is open to easing regulatory requirements for projects that would facilitate the export of Canadian natural gas to Europe, but questioned whether a business case exists for such investments.

The governments of Canada and Quebec said on Monday, August 22, 2022, they reached an agreement in principle to protect endangered caribou in the province, but Indigenous and environmental groups said concrete action is needed.

A "Team Canada" approach is needed to fix the country's health-care problems, the premiers of the Maritimes and Ontario said on Monday, August 22, 2022, but they offered no specifics.

Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette, Louisiana for several months while their hometown began to recover from the catastrophic storm.

Quebec's decision allowing long-term care centres to house up to four residents per room will put people at risk without freeing up hospital beds, according to a patients rights advocate.

With China’s biggest freshwater lake dried to historic lows by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to irrigate crops.

Trans Mountain will not have to come up with an additional $1.1 billion to cover the cleanup costs of possible oil spills from its expansion project, the Canada Energy Regulator has decided.

Halfway to the two-year deadline, the International Seabed Authority is struggling to finalize the rules for mining the seafloor.

Canadians could help the country meet its climate targets by cutting their meat and dairy consumption in half by 2050, a new report suggests.

Winnipegger Ariel Gordon recently had her 110-year-old elm tree marked for removal. Her piece reflects on the importance of trees in communities and as infrastructure.

The statement, issued Friday, came in the wake of media reports of property owners demanding residents in apartment buildings remove window-mounted air conditioners or face extra payments or eviction as Ontario endures another sweltering summer.

Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Monday that the initiative run by the Community Media Advocacy Centre — which received more than $133,000 from the Heritage Department — has been suspended.

Quebec's Conservative Party is launching its electoral campaign on August 21, 2022, in Quebec City even though the official first day of campaigning has yet to be called.