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According to a global think tank, the business case for the Pathways Alliance's flagship carbon capture project is going up in a cloud of smoke, renewing questions of the wisdom of putting taxpayer dollars on the line for it.

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, is still deciding whether he wants the Liberal crown. But if Liberals have any hope of saving the party from collapse, experts say a stark contrast must be drawn between the new leader and outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canada is not ready to deal with the damage climate change will inflict on transportation hubs that safeguard our supply chains, warns a Senate committee report.

Canada’s 100 richest CEOs made 210 times more than the average worker in 2023, a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals.

The Competition Bureau wants to know what Canadians think of its proposed guidelines to ensure companies are truthful about environment and climate claims for their products.

The federal government estimates Canada’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions are going down, but hitting its 2030 climate targets will require much larger reductions.

If the U.S. allows its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to grow, unrestrained, there will be significant costs to both consumers and the climate, according to a new government report.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is catching flak from opposition MPs after Canada’s Impact Assessment Agency decided a massive thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta does not require a federal assessment.

The federal Conservative Party has spent years saying the carbon tax is fuelling inflation — but a new analysis has found these emissions-pricing policies only contributed about 0.5 per cent to the more than 19 per cent increase in consumer prices since 2019.

In documents filed with the provincial regulator, BP said it is “looking to expand to offer natural gas supply into the province of New Brunswick to commercial customers.”

On Dec. 6, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) decided Coalspur’s Vista Coal mine expansion in west-central Alberta will not be subject to a federal impact assessment.

Quebec is appealing a recent court ruling that the province must consult First Nations before granting mining claims; First Nations and environmental law groups say this choise to prolong litigation is a step backwards.

Canada’s Transport Minister Anita Anand vows to work with Indigenous nations to update health studies on contamination at a Transport Canada dock in Fort Chipewyan.

The federal government could soon face another court challenge over the carbon price from the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations.

Northern Indigenous leaders are demanding action from the federal government after Transport Canada failed to inform them about water and soil contamination at a community dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.