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Trump attack on US clean energy progress boosting Canada as a ‘preferred investment destination’

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s stripping of landmark Biden-era investment tax credits from American renewables players has sparked conversations about shifting capital north to Canadian projects, says industry body.
  • Darius Snieckus

Former NDP MP Peter Julian led the NDP's critical rebuild in 1993 and says the NDP's path forward today must include a thorough post-mortem before launching a leadership race. Photo from Peter Julian's X account

NDP forges ahead with leadership race despite dissent

Former NDP MP Peter Julian said the party should take six months to talk to members across the country, take stock of what led to the disastrous 2025 election result and build a stronger foundation to move forward before jumping into a leadership race.
  • Natasha Bulowski

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  • Seth Klein

Is Suzuki right that it's 'too late'? We are in an era of simultaneous wins and losses

  • Sandra Bartlett

Has Trump Killed Net-Zero?

  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ontario court halts Ford’s plan to tear out Toronto bike lanes

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  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Climate change is fuelling mega-floods, awakening toxic zombie chemicals

  • Adrienne Tanner

Ontario and Alberta collude to put profits ahead of Indigenous clean water rights

  • Cloe Logan

Extreme heat is killing more seniors. Cities aren’t ready

Opinion

  • Richard Gold
  • Evan Henry
  • Marc Fortin
  • Martin Bader

Canadian universities must do a better job encouraging private sector research

  • Max Fawcett

Alberta will never double its oil production 

  • Riana Topan

To secure its food future, Canada must invest in sustainable protein production

Features

  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Trump allies fume Canadian smoke is ruining summer – and offer misinfo as the solution

  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ford gutted Ontario's environmental laws. Now he wants Ottawa to clear the last line of defence

  • Cloe Logan

Nova Scotia pushes to develop offshore natural gas

Solutions

  • Sophie Hurwitz

Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds

  • Oliver Milman

‘Yuck factor’: eating insects rather than meat to help the planet is failing, study finds

  • Jay Cockburn

If you want to play baseball in Toronto’s parks, bring a shovel

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  • Cloe Logan

Newfoundland group alleges fish farms are dumping plastic waste and derelict equipment

  • Chris Hatch

Halfway to 2050, and far from where we need to be

Millions in 'unfair' legal fees part of a broader problem in First Nations law

A law firm has been ordered to reimburse ‘unfair’ fees to First Nations they targeted with exploitative billing practices. Some legal experts say the issue is more common and causes more harm among First Nations than with the general population.
  • Sonal Gupta

On Carney's agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere

  • Arno Kopecky

Misinformation-laden website almost convinces Alberta town to abandon climate program

  • Rory White

Health Canada is abandoning farmworkers to navigate the 'weird, Wild West' of pesticide harms, says lawsuit

  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Business

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Trump's anti-offshore wind ire leading US states to look north for Atlantic Canada clean power

Northeast states’ options to meet ambitious clean energy targets since the US government placed a moratorium on offshore wind projects could open the door to large-scale developments planned off Atlantic Canada, say experts.
  • Darius Snieckus
Business Solutions

Ports across the North Atlantic join forces, signalling more Arctic cooperation

  • Darius Snieckus
Business Solutions

Canada races to catch up as G7 releases action plan for critical minerals

  • Darius Snieckus
Business Solutions

Could Canada’s carbon capture ambitions catch a chill from Iceland’s struggling Mammoth project?

  • Darius Snieckus
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Canada’s clean energy investment slows but momentum could surge with new power deals

  • Darius Snieckus
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