Stories byThe Canadian Press

Government lawyers argued the Federal Court doesn't have the power to order the government to take steps to meet its emissions targets.

U.S.-based ProEnergy must meet 45 conditions to build and operate the plant, which will primarily use U.S.-supplied gas but can switch to diesel. Environmental groups warn of ecological damage and deeper fossil-fuel dependence, including potential pressure to lift New Brunswick’s fracking ban.

New Brunswick’s Liberal government is considering whether it should drop its longstanding ban on natural gas fracking, saying it’s looking for ways to boost its economy and secure Canada’s energy independence.

Alberta's technology minister faced a firing line of community fury Thursday at a government town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. "I'm sorry to hear that you have such a jaded view of the government," Nate Glubish responded, to boos from the crowd.

A staged re-entry is unfolding for residents of Summerland, B.C., while the wildfire that forced them out as it exploded on the night of Aug. 7 continues to burn out of control away from the community.

NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies wants the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's own words are proof the government's advertising on clean energy infrastructure violates the government's law against greenwashing.

One senior couple says they would have "slept right through" the Bald Range wildfire evacuation had their neighbours not rung the doorbell. Other older adults face isolation, mobility challenges, and health conditions worsened by smoke—factors that make getting them to safety both harder and more urgent.

A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters.

German utility Uniper has locked down a formal long-term agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas from the $30-billion Ksi Lisims project planned for the northern British Columbia coast.

Canada's three Maritime provinces agreed in July to work together on their future electricity needs as the country looks to bolster its energy security.

The Quebec branch of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society said it was "perplexed" by a new provincial-federal agreement to streamline the assessment process for major infrastructure and resource development projects.

A Leger poll of 1,505 Canadians found 81% worry AI data centres will raise electricity bills and 79% fear environmental harm, while opinion is split on building them domestically for data sovereignty.

Some U.S. lawmakers on Thursday threatened to sanction Canada—or even possibly annex it entirely—as they raged about wildfire smoke blanketing many parts of Canada and swaths of the United States.

From Northern Ontario First Nations to downtown Toronto to British Columbia, Canadians are facing down the impacts of a summer wildfire season in full swing.

The Canadian Climate Institute’s Principal Economist, Dave Sawyer, estimates average new emissions from the oil sands at 20 million tonnes per year, well above the total the industry is offering to capture by the mid-2030s or even 2045.

Multi-billion-dollar Pathways project will capture the equivalent of 6.5% of oil sands’ current production emissions in 2035, and won’t touch the 80% of emissions in each barrel that are exported and then burned—if the project is ever finalized.

Trans Mountain Corp. says it has reached a settlement agreement on tolls that oil sands producers pay to use the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Country musician Corb Lund says he's not giving up the fight after his petition drive to stop new coal mining in Alberta was ruled a failure.

Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. and two partners have given the go-ahead for the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a natural gas plant serving a data centre customer in Sturgeon County north of Edmonton.

Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward last week when Nova Scotia’s offshore energy regulator released the names of companies qualified to bid on seabed licences.