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A U.S. federal grant has helped bolster Electrified Thermal Solutions, which is manufacturing a new heat-conducive brick that the company's founders claim will dramatically reduce the fossil fuel needs for heating in heavy industry.

The Conservatives, NDP and Bloc have joined forces to demand an examination of the cost and climate impacts of the pipeline expansion.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it commissioned a study by S&P Global Commodity Insights to see what the economic impact of various proposed emissions-reducing policies would be on Canada's conventional, or non-oilsands, oil and gas producers.

Chris Tenove, assistant director at the University of British Columbia’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, said hate groups, such as white supremacist groups, "have been historically early adopters of new internet technologies and techniques."

Nigeria's government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems.

Trudeau will spend two days in France to attend D-Day events including a Canadian ceremony at Juno Beach on the morning of June 6, marking exactly 80 years since 14,000 Canadians stormed the beach as part of a massive Allied forces operation.

Chinese brands are not a major player in Canada's EV market at the moment but imports from China have exploded in the last year as Tesla switched from U.S. factories for its Canadian sales to its manufacturing plant in Shanghai.

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the Fort Nelson First Nation say they'll jointly rescind their evacuation orders at 8 a.m., lift roadblocks and allow people to return.

As tabled, the new Bill 185 — also known as the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act — and changes to the Provincial Planning Statement will pose a significant threat to the province's dwindling supply of farmland and lead to further urban sprawl in its place, critics contend.

The discovery that pollution from a paper mill is contributing to long-standing mercury poisoning afflicting the nearby First Nation is another example of how widespread and persistent the problem has become, federal MPs say.

Former president Donald Trump's ask for $1 billion in campaign donations from Big Oil seems a small price to pay to preserve the tax loopholes that his presidential opponent, Joe Biden, has indicated he intends to close.

Canada's primary subsidy for food prices in the North, Nutrition North, is failing to make food affordable there — and climate change is exacerbating the problem, says Nunavut's sole MP.

Heiltsuk leaders met with RCMP officials earlier this week over the "racist text and images" the officer posted on social media before joining the Mounties, but the officer remains on duty in Bella Bella and is awaiting a transfer.

The MP for Spadina-Fort York ran as a Liberal candidate in the 2021 election but the party dropped him days before the vote, saying he failed to inform them of a withdrawn sexual assault charge.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a $337 million loan to support the $900 million project by hydrogen company HTEC, which involves plans to build up to 20 hydrogen refuelling stations, with 18 of them in B.C. and the others in Alberta.