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- Joe Biden to meet Justin Trudeau of Canada after Keystone pipeline order Sun, 21 Feb 21, 6:22amAllies seek to turn page on strains of Donald Trump eraOil permit revocation and US goods order complicate pictureJoe Biden will hold his first bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday,...
- EV charging stations, biofuels, the hydrogen transition and chemicals are pillars of Shell’s climate plan Fri, 12 Feb 21, 12:28amRoyal Dutch Shell Group, one of the largest publicly traded oil producers in the world, just laid out its plan for how the company will survive in a zero-emission, climate conscious world...
- ‘This land feeds our souls’: the battle to save the Rockies from big coal Tue, 9 Feb 21, 10:15pmGrowing opposition to the lifting of mining protections in Alberta has forced the Canadian province to backtrack
- Biden to cancel $9bn Keystone XL pipeline's permit, says source Mon, 18 Jan 21, 8:48pmRescinding permit is on list of executive actions thought to be scheduled for first day in office
- As oil prices languish, Alberta sees its future in a 'coal rush' Wed, 16 Dec 20, 1:46amAt least six new or expanded mines could be built as a new conservative provincial government aims to increase coal production for export
- Canada’s Trudeau Promises $170 / Ton Carbon Tax by 2030 Sun, 13 Dec 20, 9:00amCanada PM Justin Trudeau has promised to make manufacturers pay $170 / ton of CO2 for the crime of providing Canadians with jobs and economic security.
- Modernist Bata shoe factory transforms into geothermal-powered homes Thu, 10 Dec 20, 2:30amToronto-based design firm Quadrangle has fulfilled a long-held dream of the late Sonja Bata of Bata Shoes fame with the transformation of the decommissioned Bata Shoe Factory in Batawa...
- Local materials make up a lakeside home tied to nature Thu, 12 Nov 20, 6:30amOn the shore of Lake Simon in the Outaouais region of Québec, Montreal-based architecture firm L'Abri has replaced a family's cottage with an elegant and modern escape deeply rooted in the landscape...
- Supreme Court case on carbon price is about climate change, not the Constitution Sun, 27 Sep 20, 3:00pmThe Supreme Court of Canada begins hearing appeals in three cases on Sept. 22 to determine whether Ottawa’s national carbon price is constitutional. Appellate courts in Saskatchewan and Ontario had previously upheld the...
- Canada's last Arctic ice shelf has collapsed Tue, 11 Aug 20, 3:30amThe Milne Ice Shelf, the largest remaining intact ice shelf in Canada, has collapsed. According to researchers studying the Milne Ice Shelf, the ice shelf collapsed in just two days at the end of July and lost about 40% of...
- US demand for clean energy destroying Canada's environment, indigenous peoples say Mon, 22 Jun 20, 8:00pmPush is inadvertently causing long-term environmental damage to the traditional hunting grounds on Inuit public lands
- LEED Gold-targeted library and community park has otherworldly appeal Sat, 2 May 20, 2:30amToronto-based architecture firm RDHA has completed the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park, a new inclusive gathering space for Brampton, a city located about 45 minutes west of Toronto...
- Polluter bailouts and lobbying during Covid-19 pandemic Fri, 17 Apr 20, 7:00pmFrom tar sands oil to aviation, global business sectors have called for suspension of environmental protections
- Green-roofed Honey Bee Research Centre targets LEED Gold Thu, 26 Mar 20, 4:30amToronto-based architecture firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects has unveiled renderings for the new Honey Bee Research Centre, a state-of-the-art research and education facility for promoting honeybee health and awareness...
- Oil price may fall to $10 a barrel as world runs out of storage space Wed, 25 Mar 20, 5:00pmFacilities thought to be 75% full with Saudi Arabia due to ramp up output as demand falters amid coronavirus shutdowns