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Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson accused the Tories Wednesday of peddling "conspiracy theories" as they asked questions about who the Liberals are seconding to work at the government's major projects office. For the second straight day, Conservatives pressed the Liberals for details of the arrangements. They accused the government of not being transparent about where those employees are being seconded...
OTTAWA -- Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson accused the Tories Wednesday of peddling "conspiracy theories" as they asked questions about who the Liberals are seconding to work at the government's major projects office.
OTTAWA -- Despite its rollbacks of climate policy, the Carney government will lead a delegation to the COP31 conference in Turkey next week presenting itself as an international climate leader.
Despite its rollbacks of climate policy, the Carney government will lead a delegation to the COP31 conference in Turkey next week presenting itself as an international climate leader. Government officials held a technical briefing for journalists today ahead of the annual two-week United Nations climate conference. Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will attend the first week of COP31 and officials say...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has delayed tougher new emissions standards for passenger vehicles until 2029, just eight months after the government said it wanted them to take effect in 2027.
OTTAWA -- Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so, according to a new audit.
Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so, according to a new audit. A report from the office of the auditor general, tabled Thursday, criticized the move and pointed out that Canada is co-chair of an international alliance meant to...
OTTAWA -- Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so.
OTTAWA -- Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so.
The Liberal government has voted to keep the B.C. oil tanker ban place, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it. MPs voted along party lines during second reading in the House of Commons today, with only the Conservatives voting to move the bill forward to the committee stage. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who made a rare appearance after...
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it.
OTTAWA -- The head of the major projects office says Ottawa will need new ways to cut emissions to meet its climate goals because the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline will emit more than the Pathways carbon capture project.
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will hear an appeal that will determine if Ottawa's ban on single-use plastics can stay in place.
The federal government is set to announce a $100-million commitment toward developing offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia in the hope of attracting private investment to projects like the province's Wind West plan. Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is expected to deliver the announcement in Halifax on Thursday morning. A media advisory says he is to be joined by Justice...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is set to announce a $100-million commitment toward developing offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia in the hope of attracting private investment to projects like the province's Wind West plan.
OTTAWA -- Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfil their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration phase.
OTTAWA -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government's Impact Assessment Act is still unconstitutional.
Canada's oil and gas sector accounted for a lower level of emissions in 2025, despite boosts in production, while the country's overall emissions ticked up thanks to increased reliance on natural gas to heat homes. Those are among the findings in the Canadian Climate Institute's annual national emissions report, released Thursday. The institute, which receives three-quarters of its funding from...
OTTAWA -- Canada's oil and gas sector accounted for a lower level of emissions in 2025, despite boosts in production, while the country's overall emissions ticked up thanks to increased reliance on natural gas to heat homes.
- Conservative members of Parliament are calling for a boost to Canadian diesel production to one million barrels per day as the price for the fuel continues to soar. Fuel prices have increased globally in recent months as wars in Iran and Ukraine impact world oil supplies. Statistics Canada reports diesel prices across the country in August were up between...
OTTAWA -- Conservative members of Parliament are calling for a boost to Canadian diesel production to one million barrels per day as the price for the fuel continues to soar.
OTTAWA -- Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing.
OTTAWA -- David Suzuki said that when Prime Minister Mark Carney was first elected last year, he celebrated. Having met and interviewed the prime minister before, the national environmentalist icon said he knew Carney understood the challenges of climate change.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-approve certain types of projects.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's government will table a bill Monday to fast-track approvals for major projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-approve certain types of projects. Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, is also proposing major changes to collective bargaining, including the use of more federal mediation to get deals done and...
STRASBOURG -- An enhanced partnership with the European Union will be debated and voted on in Canada's Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday following his address to the EU in France.
An enhanced partnership with the European Union will be debated and voted on in Canada's Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday following his address to the EU in France. Carney's speech came one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her state of the union address to the European Parliament to open the door to Canada...
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says an enhanced partnership with the European Union will be put up for debate and a final vote in Parliament.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the ambition to become the European Union's first associate member, though what exactly that would entail still needs to be defined. Addressing the European Parliament, Carney referred to EU President Ursula von der Leyen's speech the day before, in which she pitched moving the relationship beyond a trade partnership to making Canada the...
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the ambition to become the European Union's first associate member, though what exactly that would entail still needs to be defined.
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the ambition to become the European Union’s first associate member, though what exactly that would entail still needs to be defined.
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the ambition to become the European Union's first associate member, though what exactly that would entail still needs to be defined.
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament today, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the ambition to become the European Union’s first associate member, though what exactly that would entail still needs to be defined. Addressing the European Parliament, Carney referred to EU President Ursula von der Leyen's speech the day before, in which she pitched moving the relationship beyond a trade partnership to making Canada the...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament today, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union. Carney is in France to seek stronger ties with Europe on trade, defence and other files -- the latest move in his campaign to...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has formally applied to join the U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force as a full-time member, a bid that London is supporting. The joint force is a military coalition made up of 10 NATO allies which was struck in 2014 to create a quick-response force. Canada's military has worked with the force in multinational drills but...
LIVERPOOL -- Prime Minister Mark Carney met for the first time face-to-face with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday, bonding over common values, a love of sports and a shared loss of their fathers to Alzheimer's disease.
LIVERPOOL -- The United Kingdom and Canada are talking about merging their proposed defence financing initiatives to amplify their effects, a senior Canadian government official said Wednesday.
The United Kingdom and Canada are talking about merging their proposed defence financing initiatives to amplify their effects, says a senior Canadian government official. The official, who was briefing reporters on background, says Ottawa is confident they'll reach an agreement on bringing the two proposals together to form a joint institution, though that decision may not emerge from meetings this...
STRASBOURG, FRANCE -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union, though Canadian officials downplayed the significance of the term.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union, though Canadian officials downplayed the significance of the term.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe wants to open the door for Canada to become an "associate member" of the European Union.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union, though Canadian officials downplayed the significance of the term. Prime Minister Mark Carney listened in the front row as von der Leyen laid out key pillars for stronger co-operation between Europe and Canada in her state of the...
STRASBOURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Strasbourg, France, ahead of his visit to the European Parliament.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to France Tuesday ahead of his address to the European Parliament, where he hopes to secure deeper ties with the European Union. Carney was invited by Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament -- a role similar to parliamentary Speaker -- to address the 720 representatives of the EU's 27 member states in Strasbourg, France.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is rolling out more money for amateur sports organizations and will host a national "playground to podium" summit for stakeholders this fall.
A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement -- and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero. The analysis, published by the Canadian Climate Institute, suggests recent climate policy rollbacks by the federal government have put Canada more than...
OTTAWA -- A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement -- and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is abandoning plans to exempt certain projects from laws designed to protect species at risk after an overwhelmingly negative response to the proposal during a summer of consultations.
Former MP Mike Morrice is the only candidate left in the race to become the next leader of the federal Green Party. In a statement Tuesday, Nira Dookeran announced she was withdrawing from the contest, citing personal and family reasons.
OTTAWA -- Former MP Mike Morrice is the only candidate left in the race for the leadership of the federal Green Party — but he'll still have to make his pitch to the party's membership before he gets the job.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians the country's pivot away from the United States will "come at a cost" -- but insists the alternative would be far worse.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians the country's pivot away from the United States will "come at a cost" -- but insists the alternative would be far worse. In a national video address released Tuesday -- hours after Canada's retaliatory tariffs kicked in -- Carney discussed Canada's plan to respond to the U.S. trade war by striking new trade...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians that the country's pivot away from the United States will come at a cost, but that the alternative would be far worse.
The impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible and average temperatures are expected to rise by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century, a new government report warns. The report, published Thursday, is the second released by Environment and Climate Change Canada examining changes to Canada's climate. It was authored by nearly two dozen...
OTTAWA -- The impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible and average temperatures are expected to rise by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century, a new government report warns.
OTTAWA -- Some of Canada's leading environmental groups are pushing the federal government to change aspects of proposed legislation to speed up development of major projects before it's tabled this fall.
MP Lori Idlout contravened the House of Commons conflict of interest code, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein announced today. The commissioner's office reports that Idlout last year claimed reimbursement for more than $1,700 in gifts she purchased from a business owned by herself and her spouse. MPs aren't allowed to act in a way that furthers...
OTTAWA -- MP Lori Idlout contravened the House of Commons conflict of interest code, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein announced today.