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Environmental groups say they wanted to see more of a commitment to decarbonization included in Alberta's proposal for a new pipeline to the west coast.

The public consultation period was set to wrap up next week, but Ottawa is now extending the deadline for comments to July 22 and won't table legislation until the fall.

The proposed large-scale AI data centre near Lorneville, N.B., continues to create waves with some residents due to its potential environmental impacts. 

The Nova Scotia government has granted environmental assessment approval for plans to build what it describes as the province’s largest wind energy project.

The Stop Sisson Mine Coalition says the proposed tungsten and molybdenum mine will create environmental waste and degrade water quality.

In a letter sent to the environment minister, the 12 municipalities and nine environmental organizations say the province is consuming more groundwater than is being replenished. 

Ottawa's AI strategy includes plans to build out data centres, which many Canadians have pushed back against because of the environmental and community impacts.

AI data centres proposed in several Prairie provinces are meeting opposition, with some saying data sovereignty isn't worth the environmental impacts

Researchers completed a study slated for publication in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, which is believed to be the largest screening of its kind in the Lower Fraser River.

Formula One has rescheduled the Montreal race from mid-June to May 24 in order to reduce travel and environmental impact by moving the event closer to the Miami Grand Prix.

The encampment has grown significantly over the past year, raising concerns among nearby residents and local officials about wildfire risk and environmental contamination.

A physician with an environmental advocacy group says New Brunswick should adapt its clean water regulations more quickly to Health Canada guidelines.

Ottawa may be leaning toward a southern route for a new pipeline as it would face fewer environmental hurdles and less Indigenous opposition, the Globe and Mail reported last week.

A Cree nation in northern Saskatchewan has entered an agreement with a company looking to mine in the Athabasca area for uranium.

A group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.

Local and national advocacy groups are urging the province to rethink the project, even after it cleared a major regulatory hurdle this past spring.

Canadian researchers are developing hardier canola plants to better withstand heat and drought as a new agri-tech program helps bring climate-ready innovations to market.

Environmentalists are divided on whether a new funding deal reached between Quebec and the federal government will help save the province's dwindling caribou herds.

The dredging work near the Second Narrows Bridge would allow oil tankers travelling to Trans Mountain's Burnaby terminal to carry more oil.

A company wants to make eastern Manitoba a silica mining and solar panel manufacturing hub, but Premier Wab Kinew says the project isn't worth the risks.