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Solar farms are proliferating on undeveloped land, often harming ecosystems. But placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to those who need it, and even shading cars.

The Toronto high school students who started Impact Without Contact wanted to help others during the pandemic while staying safe themselves, and their successors want to extend that motivation into the in-real-life era to come.

The letter outlines meeting notes Greenpeace obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, which say the federal government will continue to virtually engage with Mercosur and move forward with “technical discussion” concerning the agreement.

Operating since the 1980s, the company asked for its third extension past its original contract on Wednesday, while members of a nearby First Nation raised numerous concerns about what that would mean for their community.

Green Party MPs and environmental groups say a financial relief program for onshore oil and gas companies should be scrapped after a scathing report by Canada’s climate watchdog was released Thursday.

The Haíɫzaqv Nation on B.C.'s isolated central coast is shaping a climate plan that tackles emissions and better reflects the community's values and sacred interdependence with nature in their territory.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the new owner of a large section of endangered native grassland in Saskatchewan.

A British Columbia regional district and three neighbouring First Nations have agreed to work together to restore a river that has been diverted for the last 70 years in order to generate hydroelectricity for aluminum smelting and the province's power grid.

The Liberals have promised to quickly reintroduce legislation aimed at reforming the Broadcasting Act, which has media experts cautioning the government against bringing newer media platforms under an old regulatory framework.

Canadians should experience the fastest drop in gasoline prices in nearly 13 years on Sunday, November 28, 2021, as fears about a virulent new COVID-19 variant are expected to provide a break of 11 cents per litre at the pumps.

As the Quebec Liberal Party seeks to redefine itself less than a year before a provincial election, Leader Dominique Anglade wants the environment to be its main focus.

The federal and British Columbia governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by flooding, while also promising to match donations given to the Canadian Red Cross.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Friday, November 26, 2021, a pandemic aid program to help oil and gas companies cut their methane emissions will be revisited now that the industry is back on its feet.

Indigenous leaders in Quebec on Friday, November 26, 2021, denounced Premier François Legault for his decision not to meet with them during a two-day economic summit in Montreal.

Canada is closing its borders to visitors from southern Africa after the discovery of a concerning new COVID-19 variant was detected in the region.