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Canada will put a cap on oil and gas sector emissions, Trudeau tells COP26 summit
Canada will impose a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday…
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Trudeau unveils new net-zero emissions plan to meet climate change targets
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson tabled new legislation today that would force current and future federal governments to set binding…
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Trudeau government close to unveiling plan to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
The federal government is set to introduce climate accountability legislation as early as next week to formally commit Canada to its…
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May and Blanchet declare the oilpatch ‘dead,’ warn Ottawa against financial supports
Canada’s oil and gas sector is on the ropes as COVID-19 crushes demand and a global price war pushes domestic…
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How Canadian farmers can go from climate change polluters to a key part of the solution
After trudging through the thick layer of snow blanketing his farmland, Brent Preston shovels some aside and begins digging into…
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Volkswagen pleads guilty to all Canadian emissions-cheating charges
Volkswagen pleaded guilty to dozens of Canadian charges in a wide-ranging emissions-cheating scandal on Wednesday, admitting — among other acts…
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‘We want the respect we deserve,’ Pallister says of Manitoba’s climate change plan
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister emerged from a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, saying he’s prepared to present a…
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MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the Conservative leadership
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, CBC News has learned. “I’m…
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Sales of electric vehicles plummet in Ontario now that province has cancelled rebate
Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress…
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How the GTA is failing to meet its emissions targets
Regional climate agency The Atmospheric Fund released its carbon emissions inventory for the Greater Toronto Area Monday — and the results…
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Volkswagen charged for allegedly violating Canadian emissions standards
The federal government is charging Volkswagen for allegedly importing cars into Canada that company executives knew violated emissions standards. The…
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Ottawa accepts Alberta’s new $30-per-tonne carbon plan for large emitters in 2020
The federal government will accept the Alberta government’s latest plan to tax the greenhouse gas emissions of large industrial facilities at…
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Ontario’s energy minister tells reporter he believes in climate change – then walks away
Days after being attacked for quoting a blog that denies climate change during a public debate, Ontario’s energy minister told…
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Experts optimistic amid predictions in new report that Canada will miss emission targets
Climate Transparency’s new report on G20 countries meeting their climate goals found that — contrary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claims…
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Harmful air pollution ‘definitely too high for the public’ near city roads, study suggests
Air pollution levels are “definitely too high for the public” near major roadways in Canadian cities — especially at rush hour…
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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg of Sweden ‘doesn’t understand’ Alberta, environment minister says
Alberta’s environment minister says Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg “doesn’t understand” the province, and signalled the government won’t be laying out…
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Facebook blocks ads for new tree-planting initiative at 2 Oakville car dealerships
The general manager of two car dealerships in Oakville, Ont., is in a multi-round battle with Facebook over his efforts to…
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Tory announces ‘Green Will’ plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings
Mayor John Tory is pulling together major commercial landowners in the city to form a new initiative aimed at reducing…
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Whitehorse council declares climate change emergency
Whitehorse city council voted on Monday to declare a climate change emergency, but shied away from promising a “carbon budget” to…
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Scheer, Singh talk transit, cellphone fees in GTA battlegrounds
Andrew Scheer and Jagmeet Singh are pitching pocketbook issues today, with the Conservatives promising to give money back to public…
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Is the federal carbon tax killing jobs? Experts say answer isn’t ‘black and white’
The Saskatchewan government says the federal carbon tax is killing jobs, but experts and even the province’s trade minister say…
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Environmental groups warned that saying climate change is real could be seen as partisan
A pre-election chill has descended over some environmental charities after Elections Canada warned them that discussing the dangers of climate…
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5 ways to make air travel greener
Taking a plane may be the fastest way to travel, but it puts a lot of climate-changing emissions into the air.…
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Arctic wildfires breaking records, in numbers and emissions
Scientists are keeping their eyes on more than 100 fires burning in the Arctic, saying 2019 appears to be an unprecedented…
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Canada needs to triple the amount of protected land and water
Against a backdrop of shocking declines in the health of the world’s ecosystems and species, a new report from the…
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How electric ships are clearing the air on the B.C.
The river is running strong and currents are swirling as the 150-metre-long Seaspan Reliant slides gently into place against its steel…
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Andrew Scheer unveils climate plan promising ‘green technology, not taxes’
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled a plan for the environment Wednesday that he said would meet Canada’s emissions reduction targets…
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TTC marks environmental milestone as 1st electric bus enters service
The TTC’s first battery-powered, zero-emissions bus hit Toronto streets this morning. The transit agency wants all of its vehicles to be…
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Federal rebates for electric cars kick in with increased price limit
Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget,…
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Ottawa spending $277M to renovate federal building in midtown Toronto
The Canadian government is spending $277 million to renovate a federal building in midtown Toronto to make it as energy…
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