Special report
B.C. moves to fast-track mining and energy wish list — but only two critical mineral projects
Province prioritizes slate of major projects to help declaw threatened U.S' export tariffs but only one — Teck’s Highland Valley copper mine — will produce critical minerals, materials key to solar panels, wind turbines, and EV batteries.
Amid trade skirmish, Wilkinson raises eyebrows with pitch for closer ties with U.S. on critical minerals and energy
Federal energy and natural resource minister proposes co-development of new uranium, germanium, lithium and other critical minerals megaprojects to reduce U.S. reliance on Russian and Chinese imports.
Canadian EV sector plays waiting game as Trump pauses tariff threat
Leading players in Canada’s electric vehicle industry move forward with multi-billion-dollar plans to build manufacturing plants at heart of country's future low-carbon economy, as U.S. president agrees to last-minute stay on looming levies.
Campaigning Ford pledges 'whatever it takes' to help troubled Ontario EV sector
Provincial progressive conservative leader adds $1 billion to skills development fund as auto industry faces struggles with slowing market growth and looming U.S. export tariff threat.
In it for the long haul: Linamar invests $1.1 billion in next-gen EV tech
Guelph-headquartered conglomerate’s government-backed investment in novel automotive propulsion systems, which will create 2,300 jobs, is a vote of confidence in long-term future of zero-emission vehicle ecosystem, says analyst
‘The best outcome is it doesn’t happen’: Canadian cleantech braces for Trump tariffs
Looming 25 per cent levies on all Canadian exports to the U.S. are causing "uncertainty shock" in all industrial sectors but for climatetech companies trying to build commercial momentum they might be "decimating" – unless they can rethink their supply chain and export strategies.
Canada’s data-centre ambitions face a power struggle
Canada wants to host the next generation of data centres that will provide computing power needed for the burgeoning boom in artificial intelligence. But with many grids already maxed-out and the queue of IT players aiming to connect growing longer, where will the vast volumes of electricity come from?
Amazon-led investment charges up Moment Energy to build world's first 'second life' battery gigafactory
Series A funding clears way for new Texas facility as well as expansion of start-up's B.C. headquarters where it dismantles used EV batteries and rebuilds them into commercial-scale energy storage units for sites such as airports and hospitals.
Bill Gates-backed Canadian CO2 removal start-up to build solar-powered flagship in Alberta
First-ever Canadian power purchase deal for a direct air capture plant that "scrubs” CO2 out of the atmosphere signed by UK developer Low Carbon and Montreal-based Deep Sky.
Can Canada leverage its critical minerals to counter Trump trade pressure?
Canadian metals and minerals are critical for the U.S. clean energy, defence and microchip sectors, but provide little if any leverage in trade negotiations with a tariff-focused Trump administration.
Alberta’s new renewable energy rules lift moratorium but offer ‘little immediate clarity’
Revised “agriculture first” regulations end seven-month clean energy project halt but will only be tested with first Alberta Utility Commission hearings, says advocacy body
Innovation minister Champagne doubles down on EV plan, says critics lack 'vision'
François-Philippe Champagne dismissed detractors of government's embattled $100 billion strategy to build an EV ecosystem, arguing sector will create competitive advantage for the country "for decades to come — but not overnight," in exclusive interview with Canada's National Observer.
Quebec's hydro power and critical minerals saved Northvolt's Canadian plant
Planned $7 million lithium-ion battery gigafactory in southern Quebec secured as “essential” to Swedish battery-maker’s global manufacturing strategy despite filing for bankruptcy in the U.S last week
Trump’s plan to block offshore wind may breathe new life into Canada’s industry
Canada’s fledgling sector could get a gust of investment if Donald Trump imposes the U.S. offshore wind moratorium he promised during the election, some industry players say.