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A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees

The blaze is one of about 150 across the province, a figure that's holding steady from Thursday following an eruption of wildfire activity...

Environment Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal Limited after the company was alleged to have dumped harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in southeastern B.C. The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Teck Coal faces five charges for allegedly dumping harmful substances in B.C. waters

Teck Coal Limited has been charged for allegedly dumping harmful substances into fish-frequented waters in B.C. from its coal mine.

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, right, speaks during a news conference as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens in Vancouver on June 25, 2024. First Nations along British Columbia's coast have announced with the Canadian government the designation of the country's largest marine protected area. A statement issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the ecologically unique ocean area is located about 150 kilometres of the west coast of Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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B.C. waters now home to Canada’s largest marine protected area

The area spans 133,000 sq km, off Vancouver Island, safeguarding unique seafloor features and species.

President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the NATO Summit, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. The Canadian and U.S. governments say they have reached an agreement-in-principle in the process to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, which regulates the waterway that flows from southeastern British Columbia into Washington state. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Evan Vucc
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Canada, U.S. govt reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty

The deal will enable officials to update the treaty to ensure continued flood-risk management and co-operation on hydropower on the river.

A woman looks out at the St. Lawrence River on Friday, June 30, 2023, in LaSalle, Que. The air in Montreal last year was the most polluted it has been since 2015, thanks to Quebec’s historic forest fire season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Montreal’s air quality in 2023 worst in eight years

The city’s annual air quality report, published this week, shows fine particle pollution spiked in 2023 to its highest level in eight years.

An Advantage Energy Ltd. logo is shown in a handout. Alberta-based Entropy Inc. says it has made a final investment decision to go ahead with its second carbon capture and storage project.The company says the project will be built to capture emissions from parent company Advantage Energy's Glacier Gas Plant in northwest Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Entropy gives formal go-ahead to second carbon capture project

The carbon capture facility should be operational by the second quarter of 2026 and will be able to capture 160,000 tonnes of carbon...

People lineup at a splash park ti try and beat the heat in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, June 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Temperatures over 30 degrees expected in Alberta, most of Saskatchewan

Environment Canada says the two Prairie provinces will experience temperatures of at least 30 degrees, with some parts of Alberta forecast to reach...

A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella on the Halifax Waterfront in Halifax on Thursday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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High heat and humidity forecast for much of Canada’s Atlantic provinces

Environment Canada says daytime highs are forecast to hit around 31 degrees, but the accompanying humidity will make it feel more like 37...

A woman paddles a specially adapted paddleboard on False Creek as a person sits in a wheelchair in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could hit the low 40s in the coming days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
ClimateNewsWeather

Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heatwave settles over B.C.

The warnings cover much of B.C.'s bottom third, inland sections of the central and norths coasts, as well as the northeastern part of...

The Suncor Firebag oilsands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor cuts production as wildfire burns out of control near Firebag oilsands site

Suncor says the facility will be kept in a state that maintains readiness to resume full operations as soon as possible once it...

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