A cosier, more modest Fourth of July party than usual is scheduled for the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa tonight — and the decision by some to steer clear will make it even smaller than planned.

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Canada's pathway to a clean energy future includes not only transitioning to renewable sources of energy but also technology that makes traditional fossil fuels cleaner to produce and burn.

Any changes to Canada's laws on pollution and toxic chemicals will likely not be made until after the next federal election, said Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna in a new letter.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada has no immediate plans to follow Europe's lead and increase its target for cutting emissions.

The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it's promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them.

The Conservatives threatened to force the House of Commons to sit all night Thursday, June 14, 2018, if the government did not agree to produce an analysis of how much its carbon price is going to cost Canadian families.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has removed Quebec MP Maxime Bernier from his role as the party's innovation critic.

The political aide to Canada's environment minister says the federal government is looking to reduce its use of plastic as it pursues a national strategy to curb Canada's addiction to the material.

Dozens of environmental groups say if Canada wants to be a leader in getting the rest of the world to kick its plastics habit, it has to start by setting the bar for recycling plastics far higher at home.

There is money in the bank. Voters in the hopper. And from many angles, a spring in the step of many Conservatives these days.