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Researchers from University of Victoria are collaborating with coastal First Nations from B.C. to regrow and restore kelp forests that have been impacted by climate change. Rockfish swim in a kelp forest in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Fernando Lessa **MANDATORY CREDIT**
ClimateNews

Underwater gardeners work to restore B.C.’s majestic kelp forests

Kelp forests have been detrimentally affected by recent heat waves.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
BusinessFuelInfrastructureNewsOil

Trans Mountain oil pipeline just shy of target for first-month loadings

Total crude exports from Vancouver were around 350,000 barrels per day.

Crews repair a water main break in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the recommended daily threshold of water usage set to keep water service going. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
EnvironmentInfrastructureNewsResiliencyTransmissionUtilities

Calgary water shortage: Mayor says residents not conserving enough

Jyoti Gondek said Calgarians blew past the daily threshold the city set to maintain water service.

The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa,  Monday July 6, 2020. Yukon government mining officials say a recent ore-slide at a central gold mine was the second time the heap leach facility has failed this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
MineralsMiningNews

Ore slide at Yukon’s Victoria Gold mine not the first this year: government officials

Yukon government mining officials say a recent slide of ore at a gold mine in the territory was the second such failure this...

Global Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Aluminium Jerome Pecresse speaks during a business luncheon at The Canadian Club in Montreal, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
BusinessClimateEmissionsIndustryMineralsNews

Rio Tinto and Quebec to invest $375M to build pilot carbon free smelter

The pilot operation is a critical step toward full-scale industrialization of the Elysis technology which eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions from the smelting...

People try to beat the 30 C heat in Montreal, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave over Eastern Canada last week brought stifling conditions. It put pressure on the electricity grid. It broke temperature records. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
In-DepthNews

When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

In a few days, Environment and Climate Change Canada will unveil results from a new rapid extreme weather event attribution program, assessing how...

FILE PHOTO: A Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV is displayed during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FuelHydrogenNews

Walmart Canada adds Nikola’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck to fleet

Nikola has delivered a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck to Walmart Canada, marking the first major retailer in the country to add such...

EconomyNewsOilPolitics

Alberta says 2023/24 budget surplus smaller than forecast, cites refinery losses

Alberta's 2023/24 budget surplus has been revised to C$4.3 billion, down from C$5.2 billion, partly due to a C$1.3 billion loss at the...

lin Gruending, Executive Vice President of Enbridge, speaks during a press conference about a wind energy project in Saskatchewan in Regina, Monday, June 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
BusinessNewsWind

Enbridge and Six Nations Energy Development consortium plan wind energy project

REGINA — Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan....

The Yukon's Department of Energy Mines and Resources says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a central Yukon mine is being pumped into storage ponds, while the investigation continues into what went wrong. The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
EnvironmentMiningNews

Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water after Yukon mine landslide

MAYO, YUKON — Contaminated water that overflowed in a landslide and equipment failure at a Yukon gold mine is being pumped into storage...

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