Environment
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Doug Ford links floods to climate change, says situation ‘just rips your heart out’
Ontario’s premier was in the rural west end of Ottawa Friday morning, touring flooded areas along the Ottawa River
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B.C. offers businesses and homeowners more money to save energy, cut emissions
The plan allows for $14,100 for a home and $220,000 for a commercial business to make the energy-saving changes
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Beverage and beauty players change PET plastic recycling
Consortium aims to help make a circular plastic economy an industrial reality
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Philippines warns diplomatic relations with Canada at risk amid garbage dispute [UPDATED]
The shipment of garbage violate an international law on waste dumping overseas
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Flooding shuts down Quebec snack pastry maker
Now that the flood waters have receded, the work of getting the bakery operational again is ongoing
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Hydro Quebec says dam at risk of failure holding up as police evacuate homes
An evacuation was ordered as a preventive measure. Hydro-Quebec officials said the alert is in effect until May 3
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Manitoba files separate court action over federal carbon tax, seeks review
Unlike the other holdout provinces, Manitoba planned to enact a carbon tax of its own, a price of $25 per tonne that would not rise
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Budget watchdog says carbon price revenues to be $2.6B this year
The PBO report says the average cost to families from the carbon price this year will be $193 in New Brunswick, $256 in Ontario, $260 in Manitoba and $425 in Saskatchewan
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Canada banning oil, gas and mining work from marine protected areas
The change applies only to marine protected areas and brings Canada up to international standards
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Protecting nature also fights climate change, says federal environment minister
“Nature is an agenda that everyone can get around,” McKenna said
