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Canada not getting an accurate account of methane emissions
“We're finding that (methane) emissions are at least 1.5 times higher than what's currently being reported in official inventory reports,” says Katlyn MacKay, lead author of a recent study.
Coastal First Nation gets a taste of success with seaweed
The Klahoose First Nation is among the first coastal communities to partner with Cascadia Seaweed in an attempt scale up kelp aquaculture along the West Coast.
For the love of the ice rink, let’s fight climate change
Patricia Lane introduces us to Mitchell Dickau, who reckoned the best way to illustrate the impact of climate change for skate-loving Montrealers was to calculate how many days without ice rinks rising temperatures will mean.
Ford government to square off with First Nations, enviro groups in court
Last spring, Ontario’s auditor general warned the government that changes to environmental assessments in Bill 197 were “not compliant” with the law. Now, First Nations and environmental groups are asking a judge to review the decision.
Why one in four cities can't afford climate crisis measures
A survey of 800 cities around the world also found almost 43 per cent do not even have plan to adapt to the impacts of global heating.
Online retail — and Amazon — has a plastic problem
Amazon’s investors could soon force it to reveal how much plastic it mails to customers around the world each year.
Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll
A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples with climbing COVID-19 cases.
Congressman claims new CDC guidance means it's okay to reopen Canada-U.S. border
A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is again pressing his case with President Joe Biden — and this time, he believes he has the Centers for Disease Control on his side.
Trudeau recommends family doctors answer vaccine questions
Several family doctors and physician associations across Canada say they welcome questions from anyone concerned about second doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca or any other COVID-19 vaccine.
Canada told to use AstraZeneca doses or return them to COVAX
Health Minister Patty Hajdu defended accepting the doses even though they were going to be stored for now, saying there's no indication yet provinces won't use them for second doses.