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West coast oil pipeline gets 'national interest' status to start construction next year

The 1,200-km heavy oil export line, to be jointly owned by the federal and Alberta governments and developed by TMX operator ...
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Offsetting for habitat loss almost never works. Ottawa wants more of it

New policy proposed in Bill C-39 will allow developers to buy credits or pay fees to compensate for the habitats they destroy ...
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Quebec party leaders shore up support as campaign enters final stretch

Quebec's main party leaders are shifting their campaigns into top gear, with the election just days away. Several of the leaders spent Thursday trying to shore up support in ridings that are expected ...
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Carney's push for new pipeline hits flashpoints across Canada

Mark Carney's decision to list the Pacific Link Pipeline as a 'project of national interest' is drawing concern from ...
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Parmida Khanchi

Parmida Khanchi is a politics and governance student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She graduates next month.
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A last-ditch effort to revive salmon stocks takes shape on BC’s central coast

On BC’s central coast, Wuikinuxv creek walkers are finding fewer salmon and using what they learn to develop a plan to restore the rivers their community depends on.
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Montreal faces a colossal burden: maintaining its aging infrastructure

City experts estimate that $2.7 billion in annual investments will be needed over the next 10 years to preserve municipal ...
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.

The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical ...
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Carney, Smith and the oil companies all have their own plans — but they can’t all be right

The politicking around a new west coast oil pipeline is almost done. Now the real work begins — and the real challenge ...
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Albertans applaud pipeline win, but wonder if producers can meet the rising demand

The federal and Alberta governments claim the west coast pipeline — now called Pacific Link — will add one million barrels ...
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford’s campaign appears to have breached its own privacy policy

Its campaign tool, called the Victory App, was the subject of a CNO investigation last week for its use of AI to locate ...
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Canada's energy push tests call for Indigenous consent

Some First Nations are earning revenues and building expertise through energy ownership. But a stake in a project does not ...