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'Be prepared for some moments of drama,' says Freeland on NAFTA talks

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister’s 10-item wish list includes environmental sanctions, dispute resolution and labour mobility guarantees that run counter to America's 100-item list. See Canada's 10 priorities here


EPA to scrap water pollution limits from coal-fired power plants

The agency is making the move even though its own estimates for the limits proposed in 2015 would reduce power plant pollution by about 1.4 billion pounds a year and only require investment by about 12 per cent of the industry


New B.C. Premier vows to use ‘every tool in the toolbox’ to stop Trans Mountain expansion

The province has hired a former judge to provide legal advice as it seeks intervener status in court challenges against Ottawa's approval of Kinder Morgan's $7.4-billion pipeline expansion project


Canadians unwittingly ate 4.5 tonnes of genetically modified salmon between April and June

AquaBounty, which has a production plant in P.E.I., did not say exactly where the salmon was sold and did not respond to requests for comment. Lucy Sharratt, coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, said news of the sales without public notice is alarming
 
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Most Albertans ready to ditch daylight savings time, NDP says

Feedback from thousands of residents shows three of every four Albertans are fed up with changing their clocks twice a year » read more

Port of Montreal completes $11M electric refueling project

Ships docked at the Port of Montreal can now shut down diesel engines and connect to an electrical grid supplied by renewables » read more
 
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Leaked U.S. government report directly contradicts Trump on climate

A draft copy of the report says temperatures will continue to rise without steep reductions in fossil fuel consumption and will take an "increasingly dire" toll on the lives of every American. Researchers have feared the White House will suppress or attempt to water down the report » read more

‘Manufacturing hell’: Tesla raises more cash to bankroll steep Model 3 ramp-up

CEO Elon Musk said Tesla is facing months of supplier issues and other potential obstacles as it burns through cash to speed up production of its new mass-market electric car » read more