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$5B wind energy program launched for Quebec Indigenous communities

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$5B wind energy program launched for Quebec First Nations

A program armed with over $5 billion to support wind energy projects developed in partnership with Indigenous communities has been launched by Hydro-Québec, with funding from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and National Bank of Canada.

CleanGo to lift Agritech to global reach with 49% acquisition

Environmental remediation products developed by Kelowna, B.C.-based AgritechBC Solutions Inc. are getting global reach through a partial acquisition by CleanGo Innovations Inc., which is also expected to elevate its production.

Investors for Paris Compliance to shut down

Matt Price established Investors for Paris Compliance in 2021 to test whether the tools of shareholder activism could push corporate Canada to live up to its net-zero pledges. Now, Price and his team have concluded that the answer is no.

MAX Power announces $25M investment by Eric Sprott

MAX Power Mining Corp. (MAXX-CN) has arranged a strategic non-brokered private placement with Eric Sprott for gross proceeds to the company of $25 million. Sprott currently holds more than 10 per cent of MAX Power's issued and outstanding shares.

Greenland Mines buys rare earth project from Neo for $35M

Greenland Mines will acquire the Sarfartoq project in Greenland from Toronto-based Neo Performance Materials (NEO-T) for US$35 million. Neo Performance will receive offtake rights on up to 60 per cent of future ore or mineral concentrate from the project.

Deep Sky, Lufthansa enter carbon removal credit pact

Deep Sky has entered into an offtake agreement to provide the Lufthansa Group with high-quality direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal credits. Deep Sky is the world's first technology-agnostic DAC project developer, focused on scaling carbon removal. 

Questor Q1 revenue drops $1.9M YoY

Calgary-based emissions reduction technology company Questor Technology Inc. said its Q1 revenue dropped by $1.9 million compared to Q1 2025, ending at $499,308. The overall decrease in revenue was driven in part by longer sales cycles for international projects.

E3 Lithium sees Q1 loss of $2.8M

Calgary-based E3 Lithium (ETL-X) reported a net loss and comprehensive loss of $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, virtually unchanged from Q1 2025. As of March 31, the company had positive working capital of $8.3 million.

Advanced sorting tech coming to Edmonton recycling facility

Waste Management, Inc. and Circular Materials plan to open a preconditioning recycling facility in Edmonton that uses newer technology to sort through plastics, packaging and other materials in the city by 2027.

Polar Racking launches solar asset management division

Mississauga-based Polar Racking announced the launch of its Solar Asset Management Division, a dedicated operations and maintenance practice designed to protect solar asset performance, reduce unplanned downtime, and extend system life across utility-scale and commercial projects.

Cuba is pulling off a solar revolution — with China’s help

Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation.

Shareholders press Big Tech over AI energy use

Activist investors are pushing technology companies to explain how they’re reconciling surging electricity demand for artificial intelligence (AI) with their climate commitments. The effort shows that green shareholder activism, while quieter than in its heyday in the early 2020s, persists. 

Clients expect firms axing net-zero to face market hit: UBS

The concept of net-zero may be under siege in the U.S., but shareholders still worry that companies abandoning their emissions targets will be punished by markets, according to analysts at UBS Group AG.

Solar to become dominant source of electricity globally

The world’s hunger for electricity will lead to solar becoming the dominant source of power early next decade, according to new analysis from BloombergNEF. Surging demand from data centres and more battery-powered vehicles are all boosting demand.

Wind and solar out-generate gas globally in April

April 2026: Remember the date for the energy-transition history books. Wind and solar generated about 532 terawatt-hours (tW-h) of electricity worldwide last month, while gas contributed just 477 tW-h, per new global data from energy think tank Ember. 

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