Energy

Anger at Canada’s support for fossil fuel expansion boiled over Tuesday, forcing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to physically change venues before giving a speech to Indigenous leaders in Ottawa — where he failed to mention a blockade in British Columbia that had spurred a nationwide solidarity movement.

Humanity's contribution to climate change made the catastrophic wildfires across the western Canadian province of British Columbia in 2017 far worse, says a new study by Canadian scientists.

The federal government has been told to reevaluate its 2018 contract with a New Brunswick-based company for two emergency response vessels on B.C.'s coast. 

A lack of pipelines isn't the only thing that has been choking Alberta's oilpatch, Canada's energy regulator says. The National Energy Board (NEB) has released a report that clarifies what has plagued companies in the oil-rich province over the past year.

With 2018 behind us – filled with wildfires, floods, droughts, and climate negotiations – we start 2019 looking up, with a climate deal entering into force that can change the course of our warming planet, writes Joyce Msuya, acting executive director of UN Environment.

The two Crown corporations that the Trudeau government has corralled to offer over a billion dollars in loans for struggling oilpatch businesses say they are providing this financing out of their existing capital and programs.

Prince Edward Island’s new Water Act, enshrining access to clean water in law, should serve as a model across Canada, where Canadians lack the federal legal right to a healthy environment, environmental lawyer Lisa Mitchell says.

Does the new CleanBC climate plan find a solution for the coming surge of climate pollution from LNG Canada? Take a look…

Canada is banking on public transit, new technology and future measures by the provinces and territories to collectively cut 79 million tonnes of carbon pollution so that it can hit its national climate target in 2030.

If you talk with community members in Estevan and Coronach, the province’s principal coal-producing communities, you will hear that most people have no idea what to expect. This is important because there are significant numbers of livelihoods at stake – and for a small town like Coronach, the very future of the community seems to hang in the balance.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to overcome "the politics of division" Wednesday, as Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer blasted his government from Alberta over energy policies that have triggered regional tensions.

The Trudeau government is set to announce details Thursday of its plan to regulate one of the largest sources of carbon pollution — the transportation sector.

Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced the creation of two new protected zones in B.C.’s coastal waters as part of a plan to save endangered resident killer whale populations.

Canada announced $1.6 billion in financial support to help Alberta's oil and gas sector expand into new markets, Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced Tuesday.