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Pathways is a costly climate fiction — and Canadians are paying for it

The 2025 Alberta–Carney agreement explicitly links pipeline construction to the Pathways project. Despite record profits — ...
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The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles

Despite fearmongering that EVs will crash the grid, an emerging technology will help them support it by providing backup ...
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Johanne Whitmore

Politics is moving fast. The planet is moving faster. Each week, we connect the dots between climate, energy and politics. No ...
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Canada seals LNG deal with German energy provider

The budget-busting Ksi Lisims LNG project in BC, owned by US company Western LNG, announced its first long-term offtake ...
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Liberals block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal

The move to shut down hearings came as one Liberal MP admitted she had been confused by her own government's position.
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Mississauga votes for data centre moratorium that could set Canadian precedent

A proposed one-year pause on data centre applications was supported 11-0; the bylaw is subject to final approval in September ...
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No word on return for Clinton, BC, residents as fire burns watershed, power lines

Gregg Jackson, a senior field operations manager with BC Hydro, said the fire has caused "unprecedented damage" to the ...
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Wealthsimple teases banned prediction markets as app launched

Wealthsimple's new prediction markets app shows Canadian users popular markets, such as who will win the 2028 US presidential ...
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House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal

A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today on the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the Liberal ...
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Ontario says data centres will pay full energy costs — but some say power bills could still rise

Data centre companies will have to cover 100 per cent of their energy costs to connect to Ontario's power grid, Energy ...
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Where data centres are proposed, Ontario voters have questions for their local candidates

Residents are concerned over the risks presented by the developments, which are part of a global boom driven by AI. And the ...
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Toronto City Council passes motion demanding Ford repeal Billy Bishop Act, return land

At the meeting, council voted in favour of a motion demanding that the province repeal Bill 110 and, specifically, that it return “the City of Toronto’s land at Toronto Islands and Little Norway Park” ...