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Quebec River is First in Canada to Gain ‘Legal Personhood’
With its kilometres of rapids and deep blue waters winding through Quebec’s Côte-Nord region, the Magpie river has long been a culturally significant spot ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows
A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada’s oilpatch. -
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Nova Scotia Unveils EV, Energy Retrofit Fund, but Climate Analysts Look for More
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin has announced C$19 million in rebates to help people buy electric vehicles and to assist low-income families in making ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Coastal GasLink Costs Rise as B.C. Flags Environmental Impacts Along Pipeline Route
The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ... -
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Alberta Towns Declare Crisis as Deadbeat Fossils’ Unpaid Tax Bills Triple to $245 Million
The exponential growth of unpaid property taxes from Alberta’s struggling oilpatch is threatening small communities and they need new ways to enforce the rules, ... -
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Line 3 Pipeline Runs $1.1 Billion Over Budget as Eleventh-Hour Opposition Mounts
Construction of the U.S. portion of the Line 3 pipeline will cost $1.1 billion more than expected due to regulatory and court delays in ... -
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Alberta, B.C. Receive New Funding Under Federal Oil Well Cleanup Program
The Alberta, British Columbia, and federal governments have unveiled a new round of funding to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in ... -
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Big City Mayors Cheer as Trudeau Offers Permanent Federal Transit Funding
The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public transit systems—though most of the money won’t ... -
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Ecojustice Goes to Court Against Alberta’s ‘Foreign-Funded Influence’ Panel
A judge in Calgary was to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta’s public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is ... -
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Loopholes Still Allow Mountaintop Mining, Law Prof Warns, after Alberta Reinstates 1976 Coal Policy
Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government’s decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. -
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Alberta Fossil Cenovus Declares $100-Million Loss on Keystone XL Cancellation
The cancellation of the Keystone XL oil export pipeline has resulted in a second tar sands/oil sands company posting a multi-million-dollar impairment charge in ... -
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GM to Supply Fuel Cells for Hybrid-Electric Trucks
In about three years, Lisle, Illinois-based engine maker Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and ... -
NS Firm Launches Latest Effort to Harness Bay of Fundy Tides
A large floating platform with six underwater turbines was launched Monday near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, marking the latest high-tech bid ... -
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‘Intense Public Protest’ Prompts Alberta to Restore Some Coal Industry Regulation
The Alberta government says it plans to restore some aspects of a policy it revoked last spring that protected a wide swath of the ... -
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‘Fire Yourself’ on Intergovernmental Affairs, UCP Co-Founder Urges Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as intergovernmental affairs minister.
