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'It's a disgrace': One year after Ontario promised change, toxic emissions are still spilling into Sarnia

Toxic releases are still very common, despite provincial government promises to crack down on the problem. Local residents say the alerts and scares are far too common. “They just tell us ... to just shut your doors and your windows and shut off your air conditioning," said one resident who lives near a refinery.

Guess where Quebec gets its oil

In the last six years, Quebec has gone from supplying its refineries with crude oil mostly from overseas to supplying them mostly from North American sources, thanks in part to the 2015 reversal of Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline.

‘Big Five’ in Alberta’s oilpatch suspected of sitting on a $2 trillion liability

A new report says Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil and Husky Energy haven't fully disclosed how much carbon pollution they expect to create out of their own assets. This pollution now has a hefty price tag since governments around the world committed under the 2015 Paris Agreement to slash greenhouse gases in order to prevent dangerous climate change.

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