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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia, calling it an “important step” in the country's fight against anti-Muslim hatred.

Hundreds of climate and environmental groups from around the world released a letter on Thursday, January 26, 2023, that decried the nomination of an oil executive to oversee the United Nations climate negotiations at COP28 this year.

A private member’s bill that would exempt certain agricultural activities from the federal carbon price is heading back to the House of Commons with a few changes.

Turf wars between the microbes dictate how much carbon salt marshes store and how much methane they pump into the air.

Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake. 

A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state's history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other western states by adopting AI in the hopes of detecting blazes before they burn out of control.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning’s pandemic review, her office said on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest.

Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes.

The investigation of unmarked graves at a former residential school near Williams Lake First Nation in central British Columbia has found crimes were committed against children, the lead investigator told a news conference.

Via Rail executives are set to address a federal committee today, January 26, 2023, about the delays that plagued travellers over the holidays.

The company that is building a natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia has been fined for a third time as a result of failure to comply with the requirements of its environmental assessment certificate.

A valley of giant trees, lakes and wetlands in southeastern British Columbia nearly 200 times the size of Vancouver’s Stanley Park is being preserved in an agreement with governments, Indigenous groups, a forest company and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Habitats, natural resources and recreational greenspace are not as replaceable or moveable as the Doug Ford government's new policies make them out to be, according to conservation experts.

Natural Resources Canada is accepting applications for research and development projects as part of a broader federal program supporting the advancement of carbon capture technology in Canada.