climate change

Quebec's Canadian relations minister, Jean-Marc Fournier, has penned a letter warning the Trudeau government that its approach on the Kinder Morgan pipeline could damage federalism in Canada.

Looming over the discussions, however, was another major issue — one that Trudeau wouldn’t raise until the very end of his remarks. Most climate policy experts say a low-carbon future that addresses climate change will necessarily mean fewer jobs in fossil fuels, and require what labour leaders describe as a "just transition" for displaced workers to find jobs in emerging industries.

The Trudeau government's cabinet ministers received warnings from bureaucrats that the approval of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could trigger civil disobedience or protests, but it is keeping these warnings secret, National Observer has learned.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says the Crown should consider laying criminal contempt of court charges against Green party Leader Elizabeth May and dozens of other demonstrators alleged to have violated a pipeline court injunction.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan showed no signs Monday of backing down on the battle over the Kinder Morgan pipeline, rejecting widespread claims his government's challenge of the $7.4 billion project is hurting the economy and tearing apart the country.

An investigation by securities regulators has revealed that there are variations in climate disclosure practices across industries in Canada, and that investors are dissatisfied with the current situation and believe improvements are needed.

More than four in 10 Canadians surveyed about climate change last month said there is conclusive evidence climate change is real, that it is being caused by people and that they believe addressing the problem should be a top government priority.

Climate change could be altering northern ecosystems more quickly and profoundly than anyone surmised, suggests a study that focused on a large Arctic lake.

The announcement by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt to weaken tailpipe pollution standards on new cars delivers another Trump-era shock to Canada, which has worked for years with the United States to align transportation emissions standards.

Canada’s proposed climate plan doesn’t even get halfway to its target because of problems with international offsets. The resulting emissions gap is twice as big as advertised.

With thousands of square miles of land already lost along the coast, Avery Island, home of the famed Tabasco hot sauce, is under threat

Neither Ottawa nor the provinces have really assessed the risks a changing climate poses to the country and have no real idea what might be needed to adapt to it, said a new audit released Tuesday.

I am on the horns of a dilemma I hope you can help me solve. I campaigned for Justin Trudeau, and was thrilled when, after years of Stephen Harper’s negligence on climate change, Trudeau’s new government made it an early priority to create a national plan to meet our Paris Climate Accord commitments.

A study shows half of Alberta's boreal forest could disappear in just over 80 years due to wildfires and climate change.

Northern cod stocks off Newfoundland suffered a steep decline over the last year, with Fisheries official finding the species has a lower survival rate and will likely continue to decease in the coming year.