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Canada to fund health study on how oil sands impact Indigenous communities

Canada will fund an Indigenous-led study into how oil sands development impacts the health of local communities, the government said on Wednesday, following a tailings water

Canada to fund health study on how oil sands impact Indigenous communities
Business|News

Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline capacity fails to lift Canadian heavy oil price

The Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion (TMX) was meant to shrink the discount on Canadian oil versus U.S. crude but three months in the differential is wider than when

Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline capacity fails to lift Canadian heavy oil price
Environment|News

Jasper town fires extinguished, Canadian officials defend forest management practices

Parks Canada, the federal agency managing the country's national parks, on Monday rejected criticism that it left the town of Jasper vulnerable to wildfires by not removing

Jasper town fires extinguished, Canadian officials defend forest management practices
Environment|News

Thousands flee western Canadian town as wildfires spread

Out-of-control wildfires forced some 25,000 people to evacuate the picturesque tourist town of Jasper and its surroundings in Canada's Rocky Mountains early on Tuesday, as

Thousands flee western Canadian town as wildfires spread
Environment|News

Uncontrolled Alberta wildfire continues to blaze near Suncor oil sands site

A wildfire in northern Alberta that forced Suncor Energy to shut in some oil sands production has not moved closer to any infrastructure, Alberta's wildfire agency said on

Uncontrolled Alberta wildfire continues to blaze near Suncor oil sands site
Environment|News

Canada to ban open-net salmon farms in British Columbia waters by 2029

Canada will ban open-net salmon farms off the coast of British Columbia by the middle of 2029 in order to help protect dwindling wild Pacific salmon populations, the federal

Canada to ban open-net salmon farms in British Columbia waters by 2029
Business|Economy|Environment

Canada's Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline

Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline will rely heavily on last-minute shippers to turn a profit, the corporation's financial projections show, clouding Ottawa's efforts to

Canada's Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline
Business|Economy|Environment

Canada's Cenovus Energy beats profit estimate on production boost

Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus Energy beat first-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday due to higher production and refinery throughput, and executives said the start

Canada's Cenovus Energy beats profit estimate on production boost
World

Canada secures surrender of all offshore Pacific coast oil and gas permits

Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said on Wednesday,

Canada secures surrender of all offshore Pacific coast oil and gas permits
Environment|News

Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears

Canada is expecting a hotter-than-usual summer with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said on Tuesday, offering little relief

Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears
Environment|News

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

Firefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought left forests tinder-dry.

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

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