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Heat wave in Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes starting to ease
Relief is in sight for some residents of Eastern Canada as a heat wave is expected to break.
Feds flip and allow B.C.'s open-net salmon farms to remain open until 2029
The federal government had promised to phase out the farms by next year, but Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier says she will allow aquaculture farms to renew their licences in what is a "responsible, realistic and achievable transition" away from the ocean farms.
Trudeau to meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Ottawa today
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is also slated to give a speech at an event hosted by the NATO Association of Canada this evening.
Decision by feds on ending B.C. ocean-based fish farms expected today
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier will make the announcement in Ottawa this afternoon, while Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is expected to make the same announcement in Vancouver.
Cities prep for heat wave crossing Ontario and Quebec
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator says there will be enough electricity supply to meet the additional demand created by what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave.
Heat wave and widespread warnings hit Ontario
Most of Ontario started to swelter on Monday as what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave arrived in the province, with Environment Canada warning that many communities could experience dangerously high temperatures this week.
Phase one of Ontario small nuclear reactor project is on time and on budget: energy minister
Ontario Power Generation is building four small modular reactors at its Darlington site in Clarington, Ont.
Wildfire risk high for summer, especially in Prairies, NWT
While the wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, hot, dry weather means conditions are ripe for an above-average fire season across most of Canada, the national fire forecast said Wednesday.
Protection for spotted owl unreasonably delayed, says judge
A federal judge says it's "difficult to fathom" how it could be reasonable for Canada's environment minister to take more than eight months before recommending an emergency protection order for B. C.'s northern spotted owl.
It's time for 'shovels in the ground' on carbon capture by oilsands, says Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place, and she wants to see quick progress on the project promised by Canada's biggest oilsands firms.