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Budget needs to set an accelerated course for a low-carbon future

Solar panels planted in a field against a grey sky.

Reaching net-zero calls for nimbler, more transparent assessment of clean energy projects

Two hands holding wood pellets.

Canada should avoid the mistakes the U.K. made in biomass for energy

Unprecedented challenges for Canada’s mountains are driven by human activity

Making Greenland a full part of North America should be a priority for Canada

Doug Ford waves at a photographer as he walks into a room with brick walls and a monitor on the wall.

Doug Ford avoids hard questions to ‘get it done’ in Ontario

Un petit groupe de manifestants, dont une femme en fauteuil roulant battant un petit tambour, se rassemble à côté d'une banderole représentant un poisson et des cœurs avec les mots « Nous sommes ici pour protéger l'eau ».

Minority language media outlets treat Indigenous issues differently

The rusted openings of dozens of rusting pipes stacked with a blue sky above.

Regulators should remain independent as Canada moves away from fossil fuels

A river rushes past a temporary flood barrier attempting to protect several river-front houses. Standing water visible behind the barrier.

High and dry: The rising tide of flood risks and the insurance dilemma

It’s time to index fuel taxes

A black and white photo of Mila and Brian Mulroney at a political convention surrounded by supporters with signs.

The Mulroney years: Transformation and tumult

Federal government must step up transit funding to cut emissions

A length of pipe hovers over snow-covered ground on the Prairie, held up by a strap held by a crane lift.

First Nations need equity to help drive a cleaner Canadian economy

Environ 35 personnes se tiennent derrière une longue pancarte qu'elles tiennent à la main. La plupart d'entre elles ont le poing levé et toutes sourient. Derrière eux se trouve une collection de mâts de drapeaux étroitement espacés, portant les drapeaux colorés de nombreux pays. Tous pendent mollement. Derrière les drapeaux se trouve une rangée de palmiers.

Without fairness and finance, the energy transition won’t be fast

When the economy becomes an obsession

An aerial photo of the town shows the street grid of the commercial and residential areas bordered by an inland waterway on one side and the harbor on the other, with eight jetties dotted with ships and sailing vessels. Some of the waterfront buildings are bright red or blue.

Why the carbon tax often costs more in Atlantic Canada

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