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Andrea Horwath slams Doug Ford for cancellation of a $230-million partially built wind farm
“Mr. Ford, the ball is in your court. If you believe this decision is not a waste of public money, and you did not use bogus evidence to justify it, let the auditor general prove it,” Horwath said.
New Chair to take a hard look at cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in BC
Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer.
New York’s ambitious environmental justice laws finally in effect after 4 years
"The state has to demonstrate how important it is to not just pass bold climate policy but to get the implementation right."
Canadian fire experts sent to Australia as bushfires burn across country
Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian counterpart on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, the country is ready to do more.
Coastal GasLink posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company says its focus remains finding a peaceful resolution that avoids enforcement.
US climate advocates unhappy Elizabeth Warren supporting new NAFTA deal
In a split with progressive rival Bernie Sanders, the Massachusetts senator pledged her vote for a reworked NAFTA pact.
A tiny Alabama fish, twice declared extinct, about to face another threat
The spring pygmy sunfish and a Mazda Toyota plant are going to be neighbors.
63 Canadians among 176 dead in Ukrainian airlines crash near Tehran
Dozens of Canadians — some believed to be university students — were among the 176 people killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, Iranian and Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday, January 8, 2019.
U.S. emissions dipped in 2019
The U.S. just got its climate report card for the year, and it's kinda OK.
Experts say wildfire risk in Canada higher due to climate change
Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now.
A look at Canada's biggest wildfires in the last two decades
Okanagan Mountain Park, B.C., 2003: 25,600 hectares burned, 33,050 people evacuated, 238 homes burned.
Freeland meets with Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes to see concrete action in short order after meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Iranian missiles target Iraqi city used by Canadian Forces
No Canadian Armed Forces troops were hurt by the barrage of Iranian missiles that hit targets in Iraq on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Canada's chief of defence staff says.
Hereditary chiefs say pipeline company not welcome on traditional territory
On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs said the company behind the project is not welcome on their traditional territory.