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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson  speaks with journalists before a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Wilkinson is the latest Liberal in Washington amid President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the Canadian energy minister is making the pitch for a Canada-U.S. energy and resource alliance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Energy minister makes the case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance in Washington

Wilkinson told US lawmakers that there is no better way to achieve economic dominance and strength against China than to work with Canada.

Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams talks to media before a memorial service in St. John's, Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Did Quebec get a better deal? Hydro-Québec comments spook critics in Newfoundland

Canada's easternmost province may have signed another unfavourable energy deal, warns a former Newfoundland and Labrador premier.

Protesters are seen gathered outside the offices of the Alberta Energy Regulator as public hearings take place inside, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Scace
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Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

Protests mark final hearing on controversial Alberta coal mine, as decision nears on Northback Holdings' project.

A dragline works in coal pits in front of the SaskPower Shand Power Station on Tuesday, March 19, 2008 south of Estevan, Sask. Estevan, the home to coal mines and a coal-powered generating station, was one of the communities most susceptible to workforce disruption as Canada transitions to a greener economy, the report suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
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One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy.

The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. An electric vehicle being charged on a street in Montreal, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Graham Hughes
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Ottawa pauses EV rebates as federal program runs out of money

Ottawa has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: A devastated residential block in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, on Friday July 26, 2024. AMBER BRACKEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
ClimateEconomyEmissionsEnvironmentNewsWeather

Canadian insured losses from 2024 weather events reach record C$8.5 billion

Canada's insured losses hit a record C$8.5B in 2024, driven by wildfires, hailstorms, and flooding, per IBC data.

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Canadian companies are using social media to boost their ESG credibility, but investors aren’t buying it

Without backing up their claims, companies risk losing credibility in an environment where authenticity and accountability are paramount.

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Opinion: Before we “axe the tax” in Canada, a quick lesson in history and physics

Pierre Poilievre needs to connect the dots on three rising things: emissions, extreme flooding all over the globe, and household-insurance costs.

FILE PHOTO: An Exxon gas station seen in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
BusinessFuelNewsOil

Canada’s Imperial Oil says senior executive to leave for Exxon Mobil

In 2023, Imperial Oil had said it would invest C$720 million ($539 million) to construct Canada's largest renewable diesel facility.

Lake Tanganyika is photographed from Karema, Tanzania, in this October 2013 handout photo. McGill researchers suggest combining 19th century missionary records with climate change models may improve their reliability in Tanzania. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Philip Gooding
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How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

McGill researchers use 19th-century records to improve African climate models and refine global warming projections.

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