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Cities prep for heat wave crossing Ontario and Quebec
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator says there will be enough electricity supply to meet the additional demand created by what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave.
Heat wave and widespread warnings hit Ontario
Most of Ontario started to swelter on Monday as what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave arrived in the province, with Environment Canada warning that many communities could experience dangerously high temperatures this week.
Phase one of Ontario small nuclear reactor project is on time and on budget: energy minister
Ontario Power Generation is building four small modular reactors at its Darlington site in Clarington, Ont.
Wildfire risk high for summer, especially in Prairies, NWT
While the wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, hot, dry weather means conditions are ripe for an above-average fire season across most of Canada, the national fire forecast said Wednesday.
Protection for spotted owl unreasonably delayed, says judge
A federal judge says it's "difficult to fathom" how it could be reasonable for Canada's environment minister to take more than eight months before recommending an emergency protection order for B. C.'s northern spotted owl.
It's time for 'shovels in the ground' on carbon capture by oilsands, says Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place, and she wants to see quick progress on the project promised by Canada's biggest oilsands firms.
Alberta energy company ordered to abandon hundreds of wells but cleanup not assured
A Calgary energy company has been ordered to abandon close to 2,000 wells, pipeline sections and other facilities over concerns about care and maintenance of the sites. But questions remain about whether Tallahassee Exploration will be able to pay for the multimillion-dollar reclamation plan the provincial regulator has ordered the company to submit.
Liberals support call for investigation into foreign meddling by MPs
The Liberals support an effort to have the foreign interference inquiry investigate allegations against MPs, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.
Wildfire planning sets benchmark for half of Canadians
Canadian federal, provincial and territorial forest ministers have signed on to a national strategy that they say aims to raise awareness of wildfire risks across the country — and expects half of all Canadians to be acting in response to climate change.
Feds hiding negative carbon price report, says PBO
Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is accusing the federal government of hiding its own economic analysis that confirms carbon pricing has a negative overall effect on Canadian households.