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Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025
Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector's emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Win...
Sep 12, 2025
Judge says ostrich cull must be allowed to proceed, rejects B.C. farm's bid for stay
OTTAWA - A Federal Court of Appeal judge says the cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm hit by avian flu must be allowed to proceed, in a ruling that dismisses the farm's bid for a st...
Sep 12, 2025
Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets
EDMONTON - Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is ...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefi...
Sep 11, 2025
Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill
MONTREAL - A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity of the federal government's major projects law. Centre qubcois du droit de l'e...
Sep 11, 2025
Extreme weather, U.S. funding cuts add pressure for Canada's weather service: report
Canada has a need for a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and could deepen its European partnerships as the United States cuts climate- and weather-related funding, says a new report digging int...
Sep 11, 2025
Nova Scotia advocacy group takes aim at province's bid to promote open-net fish farms
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia advocacy group opposed to open-net salmon farms is criticizing the provincial government's new coastal mapping tool, saying it does little more than promote an industry that de...
Sep 11, 2025
New analysis indicates higher lethality of avian flu at B.C. ostrich farm: CFIA vet
An affidavit by Canada's deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a British Columbia farm that is fighting a cull order for its flock were sickened by a unique and more l...
Sep 10, 2025
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