Mia Rabson
Reporter with the Canadian Press
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Trudeau tweaks cabinet roster in wake of resignation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan.
Canada's economy could take $139 billion hit from floods, storms, drought by 2050
Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate−based analysis predicts.
Green hydrogen is moving slow for city bus projects, transit advocate points out
The Canada-Germany hydrogen pact sends a positive signal about the future of the industry, but its short timeline seems "difficult" given how long it is taking to get smaller projects running within Canada, a transit advocacy groups warns.
New deal means hydrogen shipments to Germany expected to start by 2025
Canada and Germany say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years.
An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week
An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week in Newfoundland and Labrador will set aggressive timelines and targets for exporting hydrogen to Germany, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Friday, August 19, 2022.
Ontario conservatives favour Poilievre — rest of Canada, not so much
Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre remains the heavy favourite to be the next Conservative party leader but he trails opponent Jean Charest for support among Canadians as a whole.
Liberals offer first glimpse into long-promised oil and gas emissions cap
The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive them down almost 40 per cent by the end of this decade.
Higher energy prices harmful to families, should encourage green transition: Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government is absolutely concerned about inflation, but dismissed critics who called her callous and out of touch for suggesting the high cost of gas is a reminder of why we need to transition to greener energy solutions.
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired to be tossed out
Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad.
Clean fuel regulations will raise gas prices and hurt low-income Canadians hardest
New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030.