Environment Minister Glen Murray said fluctuations in the Quebec and California carbon market are "normal" and are affected by a host of political, economic and legal factors.
A new report shows British Columbia's carbon emissions are rising, but the government insists that accusations it has trailed on climate action are "false."
The affected areas include some habitat of some endangered amphibians and rare plant species disrupted during 2012 drilling work beneath the Red Deer and South Saskatchewan Rivers.
Gas prices in Ontario will rise about 4.3 cents a litre and residential natural gas bills will go up about $5 a month under the Liberal government’s cap−and−trade plan.