Natasha Bulowski reports from Ottawa with a slant on how federal policy is impacting British Columbians.
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Opposition MPs say the federal government’s failure to inform Northern Alberta Indigenous communities about contamination at a critical dock in Fort Chipewyan is a clear case of environmental racism.
Seniors across Canada attended “rocking chair rallies,” marches, movie nights, town halls and other protests Monday to stress the importance of fighting climate change.
Heat pumps are a relatively easy way to shift home heating for single-family homes away from planet-heating fossil fuels. But it's not so straightforward to make the switch for large buildings, particularly residential properties like apartments and condos.
Canadian MPs are back in the capital and kicked off day one by digging into the climate and financial impacts of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX).
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet is throwing his weight behind a First Nation fighting a nuclear waste disposal site near the Ottawa River, calling on the federal government to immediately suspend the project.
One of Canada’s most powerful oil lobby groups wants environmental organizations to be bound by a new federal anti-greenwashing competition law. NDP MP Charlie Angus says thew lobby group's proposal is "ludicrous."
Environmental groups launched an ad campaign to counter pro-LNG advertisements that were deemed to create an "overall misleading impression" that LNG is climate-friendly, according to the advertising industry regulator Ad Standards.
British Columbians will receive warning up to 10 seconds before an earthquake strikes, allowing them time to take vital safety measures, thanks to a new early warning system.
When the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced Imperial Oil had to pay a $50,000 administrative penalty, it said this was the maximum base amount allowed under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. This is "absolutely not" accurate, according to experts.
A long-overdue federal strategy to tackle ocean noise is here at last — but some advocates say it falls short of what’s needed to protect species from the ever-increasing shipping traffic in Canadian waters.