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More than a third of global heat deaths due to climate change
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change.
'Demigods' of journalism take prestigious award as National Observer's David McKie wins it for a second time
Canada’s National Observer’s deputy managing editor David McKie won a top award from the Canadian Association of Journalism (CAJ) Saturday evening.
Why we should look to nature for climate crisis solutions
Writer Patricia Lane introduces us to Teagan Yaremchuk, a community organizer for Nature Canada who is passionate about climate justice.
Tackling anti-Black racism shouldn't just be a student's job
Efforts to address anti-Black racism in schools must involve shifting the curriculum and the approaches of teachers and other staff, advocates say, and principals and administrators should be encouraging the move as a response to a crisis.
What would happen if Ontario phased out gas plants?
Ontario's electricity system operator has launched a review examining what it could look like if the province phases out gas plants. But with the province planning to rely more on fossil fuels in the coming decade, it’s unclear if the assessment will impact the government’s direction.
Why climate rage hit Exxon, Chevron, and Shell all at once
Big Oil might have reached its tipping point last week when three major oil companies — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Chevron — were rebuked by shareholders and the courts for not aligning their strategies with the threat of climate change.
Bees are dying from toxic chemicals and the feds won't save them
Despite acknowledging the dangers neonics, a common class of pesticides, pose, Canada is failing to protect bees and other pollinators, environmentalists say.
B.C. ministry to survey Fairy Creek area for threatened owl nests after more sightings
Credible sightings of the threatened owl species have prompted government biologists and industry-hired wildlife professionals to survey the Fairy Creek area for nests.
B.C.’s viral big tree on truck would still be logged today, conservationists say
A photo of a massive Sitka spruce on a logging truck went viral this week. Despite the B.C. Ministry of Forest's comments, Sierra Club BC says the giant tree is still not safe under B.C.'s new big tree protections.
MPs descend into tornado of confusion over net-zero bill
“Is this an ideological reason, that people didn’t want to vote on the Greens (amendment) but are ready to vote on the government’s? I’m wondering,” said Bloc Québécois MP Monique Pauzé.