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The Quebec government has officially adopted a new rule banning the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. An electric vehicle is charged in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

Quebec bans sales of most new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, aiming to electrify transportation and reduce emissions.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Laurier Club holiday party in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, December 16, 2024.  REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File photo
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Canada to impose more tariffs on import of Chinese solar, critical minerals in new year

Canada plans new tariffs on Chinese solar products and critical minerals in 2025, expanding existing duties on EVs and steel imports.

Scenes from the village of Zeballos, B.C., located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipol
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‘Human error’ caused spill of up to 8,000 litres of fuel off B.C.’s coast: government

Up to 8,000 litres of diesel spilled at a B.C. fish farm due to human error, prompting cleanup efforts and environmental concerns.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Bank of Canada: world is now more prone to shocks than we’d like

Deglobalization, demographic shifts, digitalization and decarbonization all affecting jobs, growth and inflation: Bank of Canada governor

Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform which will be connected to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction, in Kitimat, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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LNG Canada names Cooper as next CEO; replaces outgoing Klein

LNG Canada says Chris Cooper will succeed current chief executive Jason Klein, effective April 1, 2025.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, is swarmed by the media as they ask him about finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford

Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto to address Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs, focusing on trade, border security, and healthcare.

lgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge says it has cleaned up about 60 per cent of a nearly 265, 000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin that was discovered last month. The corporate name stands out on tanks shown Friday, June 29, 2018 at the Superior terminal of Enbridge Energy in Superior, Wis.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jim Mone
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Enbridge reports 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin

Enbridge says the spill was discovered by an employee conducting a visual inspection of its Line 6 at the Enbridge Cambridge Station.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in April 2024, called Canada's new climate target 'realistic and achievable' (AFP)
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Canada unveils 2035 climate goal critics say is weak

One of the world's top oil and gas producers, Canada has missed all its interim carbon emission targets.

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