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Ottawa announced its historic carbon emissions cap this week, but climate advocates want to see greater detail about how exactly the regulations will work — as they worry about what a change in government would mean for the new system.

Hamilton is stepping up its climate efforts with new green building standards that will shape how future homes, businesses and public spaces are built. The rules approved by city council last month will take effect in 2025 and require new buildings to meet higher standards in energy efficiency, water conservation, stormwater management, waste management and eco-friendly design.

African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products

“Aamjiwnaang will no longer be known as the community that is a victim of Chemical Valley, but we will be known for our environmental leadership,” said Chief Janelle Nahmabin, elected in September of 2024.

The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.

For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said on Thursday.

The Canadian Psychological Association says the U.S. election has worldwide impact and it's normal for many Canadians to have strong emotions about it — whether they're positive or negative.

Near-$24 million pilot project at Kruger Wayagamack plant in Trois-Rivières to pioneer industrial-scale version of system using high-temperature molten salts to capture and reuse CO2 emissions.

A decade of attribution research shows that “burning fossil fuels causes climate change and climate change causes death and destruction.”

Trump sums up his energy policy as “drill, baby, drill” and pledged to dismantle what he calls Democrats’ “green new scam” in favor of boosting production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, the main causes of climate change.

In a surprise move on Monday, Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki gave notice that he'd present a motion calling for Akeeagok to be stripped of his premiership and removed from cabinet.

"Canadian businesses just have to be prepared for some challenges over the next four years, no matter who wins," said Keller, a vice-president with government relations firm StrategyCorp.

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.

Nature is being pushed to the brink as logging, mining and the relentless burning of fossil fuels destroy ecosystems — but even while acknowledging the problem, countries negotiating at COP16 still failed to agree on how to pay for conservation efforts.