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A $2.4-billion carbon capture project west of Edmonton has been shelved. Capital Power says it’s not economically feasible to carry on with the project at the Genesee power plant. Jasmine King has more on what that means for the technology’s future.

Carbon emissions in Canada in 2022 were the lowest they have been in 25 years, excluding the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data. Ottawa boasts its climate policies are working, so Mackenzie Gray has a reality check on whether Canada is actually on track to meet its emission reduction...

Eighteen people have been displaced and one person was arrested for arson following a fire at an apartment building in Havelock, Ont., on April 23. No one was injured but several pets were reported missing. As Tricia Mason reports, the community quickly stepped up to help the displaced.

Police radio recordings are providing new details about Monday night’s high-speed pursuit going the wrong way on Highway 401 east of Toronto, killing a baby boy and his grandparents. Who else was in the vehicle with the victims; what a senior police officer tried to do just before the moment of impact; and the province’s...

Methane traps up to 36 times more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but while carbon dioxide sticks in the atmosphere for centuries, methane dissipates after about a decade. World leaders pledged earlier this year to reduce the amount of methane seeping into the atmosphere. As Mike Drolet reports, a new satellite capable of...

In tonight’s top story, a controversial monument in Oakville, Ont., dedicated to a division of Ukrainian soldiers who served in the Nazi’s infamous S.S. military unit during WWII has been taken down. Meanwhile, Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre held a rally in Etobicoke on Sunday, challenging Canadians to fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s planned...

Manslaughter and arson charges have been laid after Renee Marie Larocque, 35, died of smoke inhalation during a house fire in northeast Edmonton’s Beacon Heights area and her death was ruled a homicide. Kabi Moulitharan reports.

There has been a terrifying increase in extortion cases across Canada. An Ontario community has created a task force to deal with the problem and in Edmonton, Alta., there have been 34 cases of extortion, arson, or firearms offences since October. Heather Yourex-West reports.

The heartbreaking story of Carson Cleland and how his death is inspiring the province to hold social media companies accountable. What parents and students say about putting smartphones away at school following a bell-to-bell ban. And the parade of storms targeting the west coast and the growing risk of floods and landslides.

A report says five members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Hockey team have been asked to surrender to police in relation to an alleged group sexual assault. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined controversial news commentator Tucker Carlson on stage in Calgary. A new program hopes to connect police officers and community members in Bridgeland.

For the fourth time in two weeks, a rural Alberta church has been lit on fire. Three of the churches were burned to the ground, while a fourth suffered serious damage. As Sarah Ryan explains, RCMP say the number of church arsons is on the rise.

A lucky school in southwest Edmonton got a special visit. Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid stopped by Nellie Carlson School after it raised thousands of dollars for the Ben Stelter Fund. Jasmine King has more.

It has been an institution on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for years and a place where people could go for a hot meal at an affordable price. The Ovaltine Cafe was shut down by a suspected arson earlier this year but on Friday its doors reopened, thanks to a determined owner and help from the community.Travis...

Canadian MPs have been working overtime and overnight, in an extended voting session in the House of Commons triggered by the Conservatives. The tactic is meant to try and get the Liberal government to remove carbon pricing on all home heating and MPs from other parties are calling the strategy legislative abuse.

Federal and provincial leaders have been calling for the Carbon Tax to be suspended, but Jens Wieting from the Sierra Club argues, we should not just keep it, but take even stronger action.

Hamas has released 12 more hostages in exchange for another 30 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons, and more aid is arriving in the Gaza Strip, as pleas persist to extend the pause in fighting. What could change the terms of the temporary ceasefire, the concerns about the youngest hostage, and what one 12-year-old boy says...

The man responsible for the devastating Five Corners arson in White Rock in 2016 has finally been sentenced. Janet Brown reports.

John Graham, the CEO of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board spoke in Calgary on Tuesday where he discussed the immense challenges of “Moving the entire global economy towards lower sources of carbon energy. As an investor, the scale of this challenge does present a generational investment opportunity.” He added, “Some of the most...

The motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating has been defeated as the Bloc Quebecois joined the Liberals to vote down the motion. Leading up to the vote, Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan suggested to “shove this carbon tax where the Prime...

Premiers across Canada have been petitioning Ottawa for a carbon price pause on home heating oil to be extended to other forms of energy and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was among those adding his voice to the call. Katherine Dornian reports.