Environment

Committee looking into why governments and area First Nations weren't kept updated on seepage from a tailings pond at Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine

Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canopy received $60 million this week to wean global supply chains off ancient forest products and replace them with alternatives, like recycled clothing and straw.

The B.C. government announced over $8 million in funding to 14 companies looking to recycle plastic waste or prevent it from entering depots and landfills.

Aviation is responsible for 2.5 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions

Full implementation of the strategy is still years away

Greenpeace calling for Imperial Oil to be charged over releases of the toxic wastewater

Exemption will apply an 80 percent reduction in the tax at the point of sale

While emissions from electricity generation have fallen in recent years, those coming from vehicles and the oil and gas industry have both increased

The company has been under fire in recent months for its environmental performance

Plan contains few details on the pace of investment and construction required to achieve goals