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Enerplus Corp. says its shareholders have voted to approve a takeover of the company by U.S. company Chord Energy Corp. The corporate logo of Enerplus Corp. is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Enerplus
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Enerplus-Chord Energy deal gets OK from shareholders, Investment Canada Act

Enerplus Corp. says its shareholders have voted to approve a takeover of the company by U.S. company Chord Energy Corp. The Calgary-based oil...

The University of Calgary says it is planning a potential relaunch of its oil and gas engineering program, which it suspended three years ago due to dwindling student demand. The campus of the University of Calgary, Saturday May 29, 2004. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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University of Calgary looks to relaunch oil engineering program after hiatus

The University of Calgary had earlier seen a decline in student interest in the program, which also coincided with an uptick in interest...

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting an active storm season off the country’s East Coast this year, mainly due to record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Buildings sit in the water along the shore following hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, N.L. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gu
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Canadian Hurricane Centre says active storm season predicted for East Coast

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting an active storm season off the country’s East Coast this year, mainly due to record warm water...

Imperial Oil Ltd. says it has started production at its new Grand Rapids oilsands project located at its Cold Lake operating site.The Imperial Oil logo at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on April 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Imperial starts production at new oilsands project in Alta. using lower-emissions tech

The Calgary-based company, which is majority owned by U.S. giant ExxonMobil, says the project will use a mixture of steam and chemical solvents...

The Suncor Energy Centre picture in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor not rushing to secure additional supply for Base Plant oilsands facilities

Suncor Energy Inc. says it will be more than five years before it makes any significant investments to secure additional bitumen supply to...

Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a Lunar New Year celebration in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File photo
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Canada exploring higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is looking at whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after the White House announced...

As more Canadians grapple with catastrophic impacts from climate-fuelled extreme weather, from wildfires to deadly heat waves, the question of how a person can keep up the fight for planetary health while tending to their mental health has extended beyond the environmental movement and become more urgent and widespread. A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowsk
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In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?

As Canadians grapple with impacts from climate-fuelled extreme weather, how can we tend to planetary health and preserve our mental health?

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Evacuation alert issued for parts of Old Crow as Yukon’s Porcupine River floods

OLD CROW, Yukon — Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on...

Burned trees from the 2016 wildfire stand sentinel over a neighbourhood in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning

Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray

Surgery resident Dr. Annie Lalande, shown in an undated handout photo, led a pilot project to change the menu at a Vancouver hospital and says the delicious and sustainable plant-based meals, alongside meat options, have been good for the health of patients and the planet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia-Paul H. Joseph **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and planet

From new plant-leaning hospital menus to fewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants.