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As Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr explores avenues in China to expand foreign investment in the oilsands, his government is being accused of allowing Chinese takeovers of Canadian firms.

The total price tag was estimated at under $25 million when the federal government agreed to pay for half the cleanup of a radioactive Cold-War-era uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan.

Scientist says now that there is no doubt that hydraulic fracturing and waste water injection can cause earthquakes, the question is how damaging they can be.

Legal action adds a new twist to a high-stakes saga as Trudeau's government seeks to restore public trust in federal oversight of industry in the face of fierce opposition to pipelines.

A group of Canadian researchers say they have, for the first time, successfully raised wasps that will be used this summer as a weapon against an insect that is ravaging forests.

It didn't take long for a federal panel of experts to figure out that Canada's pipeline regulator has a credibility problem that needs to be fixed.

A deal to create North America’s largest energy infrastructure company may actually be aiming to persuade investors that oil and gas companies can still make money, says a newly-released federal memo.

The new members were not specifically named to the Energy East review panel by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr because it’s up to the acting chair of the National Energy Board to assign duties.

Carr agreed that he saw his role as a cheerleader for the projects now that they have been approved, saying the decisions spoke volumes about the government’s view of their necessity.

The panel is to report to Carr by March 31 — not by the Jan. 1 deadline initially announced by the government back in June when it made public the draft mandate for the NEB review.

Prime Minister Trudeau also found himself on the receiving end of some energy−policy indignation in Hamilton, Ont., where an anti−pipeline protester showered him with pumpkin seeds.

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.

The companies that signed agreements to ship oil on Kinder Morgan's pipeline are unable to sound alarms about losses since their contracts prevent them from speaking out against the project.

With court dates scheduled for October and December, VW owners are months away from a settlement after the 2015 diesel vehicle emissions cheating scandal.

Federal officials told Transport Minister Marc Garneau in a report that cash rebates and tax incentives are the best way to convince Canadians to buy electric cars.