Catherine McKenna

Over 1,500 young scientists are "concerned" the Trudeau government is lacking scientific rigour in decisions that have significant consequences for public health and the environment.

Canada's overall greenhouse gas emissions will likely peak before 2020, says a new report, but achieving the country's 2030 targets is going to require much more work.

New research shows that the project proponent gave the government some flimsy evidence that neglected to mention how its proposed gas terminal would harm vulnerable Pacific salmon.

One woman covered her mouth and turned away from the screen, while another said, "Oh no!" Bill Morneau and Catherine McKenna both came and went without talking to reporters in Ottawa.

Protesters didn't get the answers they were looking for as they set up shop in the offices of cabinet ministers in Ottawa on Friday morning.

Ten environmental groups have urged Environment and Climate Change Minister McKenna to use her existing powers to assess "many environmentally harmful projects" before approval.

The next United Nations climate change summit — scheduled to start this month in Morocco — is around the corner and it seems Justin Trudeau is standing on a teeter totter.

The esteemed travel guide publisher cites 150th birthday parties and the "wave of positivity" unleashed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as reasons to visit the Great White North in 2017.

Changing the culture of Canada’s embattled pipeline regulator is part of a comprehensive review that will unfold in the coming months, said federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr.

Her government may not have the legal power to stop Ottawa from imposing its climate plan, but it’s warning the Trudeau government against pressing ahead without having the provinces on side.

"Two years ago, we couldn't even have a conversation with a federal government about climate change. We used to have a government that barely even recognized the existence of climate change."

Opposition critic for natural resources Candice Bergen came out swinging with accusations that the Liberals had left industry investors in the lurch, possibly on purpose.

Less than a day after the approval of a $36-billion liquified natural project in B.C., the Trudeau government has found itself scrambling to justify its decision.

The Petronas-led $36-billion LNG project near Prince Rupert, B.C., would ship 19 million tonnes a year of liquefied gas to Asia while pumping more than five million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The park review opens a new front in the battle over Site C, which is already being challenged in Federal Court by two B.C. First Nations.