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Ontario developing strategy to find, plug abandoned oil and gas wells
Ontario is investing millions of dollars on a provincewide strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells.
Trudeau Liberals proclaim annual day against gun violence
The federal government said on Thursday, June 1, 2023, it has designated the first Friday of June each year as National Day Against Gun Violence.
Feds pitch in $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to develop clean energy projects.
Security details could be assigned to more federal ministers as threats increase
The federal government is looking to better protect cabinet ministers and MPs as the threats against them continue to grow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Fire forces evacuation of Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan
A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby.
Unprecedented wildfire outbreaks in Nova Scotia still burning after four days
As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day, fire officials were hoping for a break in the dry, windy weather.
Trudeau promises to update act controlling water use and development
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated promises on Tuesday to update legislation that governs water use while formally announcing the Canada Water Agency is to be headquartered in Manitoba's capital city.
More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials
Nine fires are actively burning in the N.W.T., including an out-of-control wildfire about 32 square kilometres in size on the K'atl'odeeche First Nation that is believed to have been human-caused.
Wildfires have consumed more than 10,000 squares kilometres of Alberta
Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire says the province has never seen this much wildfire activity in recorded history.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in conflict for weighing in on COVID court case to "make it go away"
Marguerite Trussler's report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29.