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Alberta's oil and gas producers spent $769 million cleaning up old wells in 2023, a $73 million increase from the prior year, according to a new report.

Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years.

The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the United States.

One of the key issues in negotiations has been a push to expand delivery to the weekend, but the two sides are at odds over how to staff the expansion.

The federal government says it will spend up to $1 billion to build public computing infrastructure for the Canadian artificial intelligence sector, part of a $2 billion commitment outlined in this spring’s federal budget.

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that global immunization efforts have saved more than 154 million lives over the past five decades. However, extreme weather and global warming can destroy crucial vaccine stocks, impede transport and distribution and reduce effectiveness, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

The estimated mortality rate for released chinook can reach up to 40 per cent depending on the fishing tactics, gear, and injuries from over-handling, the study found.

Taiwan Cement Corp. company chairman Nelson Chang is quoted in a release saying construction has stopped in order to focus on Taiwanese production, in step with other battery makers suspending similar projects across North America.

The "Canadian Energy Efficiency Scorecard" has the East Coast province tumbling from second place in in 2022 to fifth this year, while Prince Edward Island is now tied with Quebec for second place, and New Brunswick has moved ahead to fourth spot. B.C. still ranks number 1.

The deforestation law is aimed at preserving forests on a global scale by only allowing forest-related products that are sustainable and do not involve the degradation of forests. It applies to things like cocoa, coffee, soy, cattle, palm oil, rubber, wood and products made from them. Deforestation is the second-biggest source of carbon emissions after fossil fuels.

Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications.

The business community is ramping up pressure on the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Canada Post strike, which is on its 20th day.

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.

Deep flaws exist in the Ford government’s controversial use of minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) to fast-track development projects, concludes a new report.