To make up for less stringent emissions reductions in the beginning, fuel producers will have to do more to green up their gasoline and diesel fuels starting 2026.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the government remains firmly committed to its environmental agenda, which was a key part of its 2019 re-election campaign.

The federal budget, which was set to come March 30 before the pandemic delayed its release indefinitely, was promised to be a down payment on the government's strategy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says cabinet's decision on a massive new oilsands mine in Alberta will take into consideration what the province is doing to help Canada meet its climate goals.

Premier Brian Pallister is raising the possibility of imposing a carbon tax in Manitoba as he tries to fashion a green plan that will meet with the federal government's approval.

Environmental groups say they are disappointed that Ottawa is exempting an Alberta open pit thermal coal mine expansion project from federal environmental review.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says that by the end of the next decade, Canada's greenhouse gas emissions are forecast to be 227 million tonnes below what was projected in 2015.

The federal and Saskatchewan environment ministers both say they are looking for areas to collaborate following a few years of carbon-tax related tensions.

The federal environment minister says he's spoken with his Alberta counterpart about how Canada's climate commitments could weigh into his decision about a large proposed oilsands mine.

Gordon Wilson says the province doesn't have enough information to determine if the Northern Pulp project will harm the environment.