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Canada's environment minister hopes the next international climate summit will commit to phasing out unabated fossil fuels — oil and gas projects that don't rely on technology to capture their emissions. Steven Guilbeault outlined his…

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the government to scrap a planned increase on the carbon tax have their facts wrong.In an interview airing Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Wilkinson…

Canada's newest premier says that in an ideal world, Ottawa would provide his territory with a blanket exemption from the carbon tax."I mean, ideally, a complete exemption for the territory is what we would hope for," said R.J. Simpson, …

Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face extra challenges to adaptation, says a new federal government report.The "Canada in a Changing Climate" synthesis report, released late…

Most of the people who come to visit Debbie Nightingale's Ontario farm are lured in by a chance to get up close and personal with her herd of friendly goats. But some visit for more practical reasons: to charge their electric vehicles."We…

Residents of a new development in Ottawa-Gatineau are using industrial waste to keep their homes warm — specifically, waste heat from a local paper plant. Heat is being thrown away all around us.But it doesn't have to be — it can be…

Greg Dipple wants to turn the waste from nickel mines into large-scale carbon sinks.The idea, which he has developed over two decades, would help reduce the environmental impact of mining for metals that are highly sought after for electric…

Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents, starting Wednesday if conditions allow.The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market…

Thousands of delegates representing 192 countries will spend the next two weeks in Montreal, hammering out a once-in-a-decade agreement that will aim to build a more sustainable relationship between humans and nature.The UN biodiversity…

Along with the massive recent manufacturing investments in electric vehicle (EV) technology and talks of a greener, decarbonized future, there are some not-so-green problems. In its latest New Energy Finance report, Bloomberg News predicts…

When the helicopter finally left the ground from a grass field in Haiti, David Rocheleau says he finally felt a sense of relief.After making it out of the embattled island nation plagued by anarchy and gang violence, the Quebec resident…

3 days agoNewsDuration3:44Around the world, people are experiencing heat waves, some of which are setting new records. The high temperatures have contributed to more wildfires in places like Canada and Greece, and, according to officials…