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The ocean, the planet’s greatest ally in the fight against global warming, barely raised a ripple in the UN climate deal crafted in Dubai last week, but the tide is turning, say experts.

Cats may be adored human companions, but they are also highly effective killers, according to a study that shows they eat more than 2,000 species globally — including hundreds that are of conservation concern.

The increase will impact prices for gasoline, diesel, natural gas and heating oil.

The bill ushers in new measures to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers and increases maximum penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking to 14 years from 10.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said it is clear some kind of federal co-ordination agency is required after last summer's record-breaking wildfire season. 

From the large-toothed Lake Turkana robber in Kenya to the Mekong giant catfish in Southeast Asia, many are at risk of disappearing, the first International Union for Conservation of Nature red list assessment of the category found.

As Brad Corson was grilled at the federal environment committee for a second time, the CEO of Imperial Oil continued to insist a massive tailings leak in northern Alberta did not harm drinking water or wildlife.

“Every day that we don't have a red dress alert, Indigenous women, girls, diverse-gendered folks and two-spirit people go missing,” said MP Leah Gazan.

The prime minister says he feels a deep responsibility to fulfil the promises he made, particularly to young people, about climate change, reconciliation, human rights and job creation.

The agreement approved in Dubai was welcomed by some observers as a historic turning point in global climate negotiations and stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week. 

While the sustainable jobs act moves through the House of commons, Canada’s largest labour organization and an Alberta-based think tank have set their sights on what comes next.

Agricultural chemicals and insecticides, fungicides and herbicides used in tree farming have drawn remarkably little attention, partly owing to a lack of research on the risks to consumers or farm workers.

First Nations and community groups aiming to restore salt marshes in the Campbell River estuary, develop a modern fish trap based on ancient practices and rebuild a hatchery get $3.4 million in funding from the B.C. and federal governments.

Indigenous students in Ontario still have lower attendance and graduation rates and are suspended twice as often as their non-Indigenous peers.

In the face of accelerating natural disasters and the slow state of climate negotiations, new diplomatic efforts to rein in fossil fuels are being developed. Will it be enough to avoid catastrophe?