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Electric vehicles eVs

A new zero-emission EV concept was unveiled in Las Vegas — and it’s almost all Canadian

The Arrow concept vehicle produced in Canada with co-operation from 50 Canadian companies was unveiled in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Environment

An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault’s first year as environment minister

Steven Guilbeault, 52, is the first professional environmental activist to go from lobbying the government to move faster against global warming to being the one controlling the speed of the bus.
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Global Warming.

Do rich nations have a responsibility to compensate countries most affected by climate change?

For 30 years, since the first major global conference on climate change — the Earth Summit in 1992 — vulnerable countries have had a simple plea: Climate change is not our fault. Help us with the cost.
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Electric vehicles eVs

Northern Alberta EV driver says charging infrastructure needs a boost

Keith Gropp of Grande Prairie says he feels like his Ford Mustang Mach-E is restricted to city driving this winter due to a lack of fast-charging infrastructure along Highway 43, which connects Grande Prairie with Edmonton.
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Electric vehicles eVs

Some Sask. mayors want help to grow electric vehicle charging network for tourism

While the adoption of electric vehicles in Saskatchewan is slow and steady, some central and northern communities are starting to address the need for charging stations to make the regions friendly to tourists.
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Electric vehicles eVs

Electric vehicle sales are racing ahead, but is there a plan for the waste they create?

Some Canadian startups are aiming to give depleted EV batteries new life by recycling them and retrieving the valuable critical minerals within so they can be reused to make more batteries.

High office vacancy rates spell continuing trouble for shops dependent on worker foot traffic

Businesses that depend on the flow of office workers are struggling as vacancy rates in office towers across Canada continue to rise. Vancouver’s office tower vacancy rate has tripled since 2019, while Montreal’s has doubled.
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Electric vehicles eVs

Canada moves to make one-fifth of all vehicle sales electric starting in 2026

One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing.
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Electric vehicles eVs

Banging from construction of EV battery plant ‘stressing out’ Forest Glade residents

To drown out noise from the construction site of the new electric vehicle battery plant, Forest Glade resident Jerry Taylor turns on two radios in his house.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

The world’s permafrost is rapidly thawing and that’s a big climate change problem

Permafrost thaw will mean an increase in greenhouse gas emissions over the next century, potentially as much as another large industrial nation. We take a look at its impact on emissions, but also its direct effect on the Arctic landscape.