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The land is "arguably the largest and most contaminated brownfield property within the City of Kingston," reads an information report to council. 

A new report estimated that global fossil fuel production by 2030 would be 120 per cent over Paris Agreement targets.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, equalization payments and federal laws that Kenney says hurt Alberta's energy industry have all been brought up as concerns.

London city staff are unveiling a proposal to develop a comprehensive action plan to get the city to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

New Brunswick was hit with the federal carbon tax because it was one of the provinces that had not implemented its own carbon-pricing scheme.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife are looking for witnesses after a man allegedly shot three mule deer and left them dead in a field east of Edmonton.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has asked Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk to probe the cost of tearing up the agreements after the Progressive Conservative government made the move last summer.

It won't be an El Niño or a La Niña winter this season, meaning the province will see a variety of climatic patters.

It won't be an El Niño or a La Niña winter this season, meaning the province will see a variety of climatic patters.

Karley Charland said her four-year-old chihuahua mix was dragged into the bushes near Valleyview Park on Monday night.

Premier Blaine Higgs said he's hoping for a decision soon but knows the new federal cabinet has to be in place first.

Top U.S. House Democrats have called for a federal review of the Keystone pipeline and the agency that regulates it in the wake of 1.4-million-litre spill in North Dakota.

Associate Energy Minister Bill Walker defended the cost today, blaming the previous Liberal government for signing the deals while the province had an oversupply of electricity.

Associate Energy Minister Bill Walker defended the cost today, blaming the previous Liberal government for signing the deals while the province had an oversupply of electricity.

Ward 8 Coun. John-Paul Danko believes collecting garbage every other week would result in big cost savings for the City of Hamilton.

The company says it will offset the carbon "by investing in projects that include planting trees or protecting against deforestation.''

The ministry has finished its review of the science, policies and programs used to manage how water is extracted in Ontario, and now wants to have the data reviewed by a third party.

Kingston city council to vote on doing a dedicated bus lane study.

"Northern Pulp's conclusion that there will be no significant lasting harm to the environment or human health is not credible or supported by science."

Northern Pulp submitted thousands of pages of documents to the provincial Environment Department in early October.

On this week's 'Super Awesome Science Show,' we’re going to look at one of the most revolutionary ideas to improve our planet.

The Sydney skyline was barely visible with air quality in some parts of the city reaching over hazardous levels early Tuesday.

The proposed amendment would expand a construction buffer zone around wetlands from 10 metres to 30 metres.

An oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in North Dakota has turned out to have affected almost 10 times the amount of land as first reported, a state regulator said Monday.

Environment ministry officials say they will meet the Amazon region's governors to discuss ways to reduce deforestation.

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency said while conditions were wetter than normal at freeze-up, it doesn’t mean there will be flooding in the spring.

An Edmonton woman is sharing her scary encounter with a coyote that forced her and her dogs to run for safety.

The city is also preparing to present its reduction strategy for other single-use items, including plastic bags, utensils and other drink cups, to council in late November.

A WorkSafeBC inspector visited the site in Point Grey and found several violations involving asbestos abatement.

St. Andrew's Community Garden is reporting a significant decrease in its crop yield this year, a decline being blamed on vandalism and theft.

Alberta's decision to allow a ski hill in a provincial park to sell water it's not using and have it trucked away sets a bad precedent that could restrict the province's ability to react to climate change, environmentalists say.

A 39-year-old man who lives in Sioux Lookout was out hunting grouse with his wife and grandson on Oct. 3 when they heard the sound and captured it on video.

Residents carried signs focused on getting fair market value for devasted homes and houses that will be reclaimed by the city because they are on a flood plain. 

Democrat senators Edward Markey and Warren sent a letter this week arguing Canadian rules for protecting the endangered whales are less strict than those in the United States.

May stressed Alberta is not exempt from climate change and has already felt the harsh affects, including the Fort McMurray wildfires and the Calgary floods.

"It was completely surreal and so insane," drone operator Payton Landaas said of the whale sighting.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has added five bull bison to an existing Saskatchewan herd to diversify its genetics and maintain its health.

The 'Courage' world tour will make 10 more Canadian stops before heading over to Europe in 2020.

Canada's promise to produce an inventory of its fossil fuel subsidies as part of a joint peer review with Argentina appears to be off schedule and may not deliver results until 2021, an environmental advocate says.

Alberta farmers are asking for aggressive action from the government on serious economic hardships following this year’s ‘harvest from hell’.

Glencore officials say the smelter has been losing money since the closure of the Brunswick Mine in 2013.

The study published Thursday in Marine Pollution Bulletin found an average of 137 pieces of plastic litter, dumped or lost fishing gear and other garbage per square kilometre of ocean.

Venice experienced record-high tides after its Grand Canal flooded over on Wednesday.

The city of Kingston has come up with a discussion paper which, it hopes, will help address the city’s rental ho using shortage, climate emergency and downtown highrise battles in one new policy.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the government would be acting quickly to allocate funds to Venice following near-historic flooding.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the government would be acting quickly to allocate funds to Venice following near-historic flooding.

An animal rescue that found a feral rabbit who survived being shot with an arrow this summer in Calgary is now trying to find homes for the bunnies she gave birth to shortly after her ordeal.

A great blue heron was released back into the wild after being spotted unable to fly because of clumps of snow and ice that were packed into its feathers.

About 60 fires continued to burn around New South Wales on Thursday morning, with 27 uncontained by more than 1,000 firefighters.

A new report urges Ottawa to finalize regulations setting timelines and targets for rebuilding critically depleted stocks,