This comes as a B.C. environmental assessment certificate has been issued to Cedar LNG Partners LP for the proposed Cedar LNG project in northwestern British Columbia.

The Environmental Protection Agency-proposed regulation, set to be announced Wednesday, would align the United States with global standards, officials said.

The federal government has started to give away money to encourage people to buy electric cars, but before long it will have to decide how far it will go to force the market towards lower-emission vehicles.