Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report on land use and climate change suggests.
The petition was organized by four advocacy groups. They're asking the CBC to host a federal leaders' debate focused on the climate crisis ahead of the October federal election.
Federal and provincial officials are working non-stop along with local First Nations near Big Bar, north of Lillooet, B.C. in a race to save sockeye salmon after a major landslide in the Fraser River.
A report by the Digital Democracy Project found that Canada doesn't have a huge issue with political echo chambers. However, it did find that reading news doesn't guarantee you'll be well-informed.
To some onlookers, the sudden termination of these three women of colour is a manifestation of long-time problems with the women's advocacy organization: discrimination, racism and a general lack of inclusivity.
Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" — instead of on diversity values — in public communications to counter the threat of populism in Canada.
Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province's schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the federal Liberals and a provincial Conservative government.
An environmentalist who monitors the Ottawa River says he's skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the national capital because the province won't say how it reached that conclusion.
A coalition of science groups is pushing for candidates in the upcoming federal election to back evidence-informed policy, more transparent communication of that decision-making, and more funding for scientific research.
Environmental groups have given the Trudeau government a passing grade on their efforts to restore protections to Canada's natural habitats — which the Liberals say are in jeopardy if the Conservatives return to power following this fall's federal election.
Canadian Muslims suffer the damage caused by Islamophobic rhetoric, but have no recourse because parliamentary privilege protects those who espouse such toxic messages from accountability.
