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The Energy and Utilities Board hearings for New Brunswick Power’s proposed Tantramar gas plant continued, with environmental experts and community advocates expressly condemning the project. Anna Mandin reports.

Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the City of Regina’s plan to extend Prince of Wales Drive. City officials argue the project is key to easing traffic and future growth.

We check in with Suzy Hansen, the Official Opposition’s Justice Critic, to learn more about why they are demanding action and accountability from government on Environmental Racism.

Cleanup volunteers say police and all levels of government are passing the jurisdictional buck when it comes to cleaning up an abandoned homeless camp in Chilliwack, B.C. As Paul Johnson reports, the site is full of trash and derelict vehicles while being located uphill of an important fish hatchery.

New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. But as Johnny James reports, environmental advocates are fearful of what might come from it.

Environmental groups are warning Canada may be on pace to see greenhouse gas emissions rise under a so-called “grand bargain” with Alberta. The signing of Thursday’s Memorandum of Understanding saw several Trudeau-era climate policies rolled back in a bid to draw more outside investment in Canadian oil and gas. Balancing economic and environmental interests can...

A Pickering feels the pressure from the province to build more homes, the city is working to finalize policies that will guide development in the northeast over the next several decades. But, as Germain Ma reports, critics say the city is ignoring environmental risks and affordability issues.

On Thursday at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin revoked the “endangerment finding,” the scientific rule that allowed the government to regulate greenhouse gases.

New Brunswick’s maple syrup industry gathered for their annual general meeting Saturday, with issues of expanding the provinces production and the environmental impacts on it top of mind. Johnny James reports.

Construction of the Fraser River Tunnel Project, replacing and expanding the Massey Tunnel, is scheduled to begin later this year. But there is skepticism whether that timeline will be met, with no word on when the crucial environmental assessment will be completed. Angela Jung reports.

The Ingram River Wilderness Area is an important home to some of the oldest forests in Nova Scotia, as well as a habitat for mainland moose. But with concerns of clearcutting in the area, one activist is fighting to preserve the environmental value of the area. Angela Capobianco reports.

Environmental concerns are also being raised in Atlantic Canada over New Brunswick’s proposed Sisson Mine. The project was just added to the prime minister’s list of projects to be fast-tracked after years of delays. As Heidi Petracek reports, even the project’s supporters are skeptical.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are rebranding and laying off staff, including another PR rep, to reset for the new year. This comes amid details that their charitable foundation, Archewell, cost more money to operate than it distributed in charity. Additionally, we get a preview of King Charles’s next documentary, “Finding Harmony.” The environmental documentary,...

Environmental groups are intervening to protect rare ecosystems across Cape Breton island. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has announced its goal to purchase and preserve a section of coastline along the Bras d’Or. This, as West Mabou Beach Provincial Park dominated political discussions last week and are residents rally to protect that site form a...

Lorneville environmental advocates are taking their fight to court, hoping to overturn Saint John council’s rezoning for the Spruce Lake Industrial Park expansion. A recently proposed data centre has only deepened their concern. Reeti Meenakshi Rohlila reports.

The federal government is aiming to reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere over the next decade. Heather Yourex-West looks at the new regulations, which sectors will be affected, and why environmental groups say it doesn’t go far enough.

Kananaskis is set to be home to Alberta’s first all-season resorts, drawing more visitors to the provincial park. But as Meghan Cobb reports, wildlife advocates worry about the environmental impact of the year-round recreation plan.

U.S. President Trump warned of “very severe tariffs” on Canadian fertilizer Monday during an announcement to rollback environmental restrictions on farming equipment. “A lot of it does come in from Canada,” Trump said, adding that if “you put very severe tariffs from (fertilizer) coming in from other countries, you’ll be making your own fertilizer very...

Jackie Hildering of the MERS, The Marine Education and Research Society, explains how the work the organization does to promote conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response.

Environmental groups are demanding action after a highly influential research article supporting the safety a popular weed-killer was retracted by its publisher. The study, which was published in the year 2000, concluded the main ingredient in round-up was safe for humans and was cited more then 700 times, including in Health Canada’s 2017 risk assessment....