Young people taking 32 European countries to court over climate policies
The claimants argue lack of adequate action is a breach of human rights in the largest climate legal action to date.
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'It was a mistake to open the Greenbelt.' With two ministers and two staffers lost to the scandal, Ford backtracks on all Greenbelt land removals
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development and won't make any changes to the Greenbelt in the future.
Ontario city votes no on Ford’s gas plant expansion plans
"Ontario doesn't need more gas plants,” reads a statement from the Environmental Defence. “We are encouraged to see communities like Thorold recognize this and stand up for their residents. In order to ensure a safe and stable future, we need more clean energy, not more fossil power."
India warns students they are at risk in Canada as diplomatic tensions rise
Experts warn a months-long diplomatic row with India is only just beginning — and they suggest that better transparency around the investigation of a Sikh leader's killing and ramped-up efforts against foreign interference can inhibit the emboldening of other countries.
Cross country clashes over gender identity in schools
Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, for competing protests, yelling and chanting at each other about the way schools instruct sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.
B.C. First Nation to release update on three former residential school probes
A Fraser Valley, B.C., First Nation is expected to provide an update on its work into missing children and unmarked burials at three former residential school sites.
Canadian firefighters steal the show at UN climate talks
The federal government is hoping Canada's devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations.
Report to be released on whether Alberta should ditch CPP for homegrown pension plan
The Alberta government is set to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program.
India suspends visa services in Canada as relations sour between the two countries
India's visa processing centre in Canada suspended services on Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada's leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.
Canada’s climate diplomacy conundrum — fossil fuels
Canada is attempting to grow its influence on international climate negotiations, but its dramatic fossil fuel expansion plans threaten to undermine meaningful action, experts say.
Trudeau grilled at climate summit over Canada’s fossil fuel expansion
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took some heat Wednesday for Canada's fossil fuel expansion at a time when the science is clear that fossil fuels must be phased out, underscoring a gulf between rhetoric and action.
Heat pumps will save you big money
A new online calculator shows how much money households in Canada’s largest cities could save by transitioning their homes from gas heat and air conditioning to a heat pump.
When climate’s on B.C. communities’ agenda, fossil fuels firms turn up the heat
Many municipal leaders are contesting continued sponsorship of their annual UBCM conference by fossil fuel corporations — especially when those same companies direct heat at small communities looking to electrify to meet climate targets.
Crowding out the cougars
Expanded development on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, viewed as a climate refuge, is encroaching on prime wildlife habitat. As big cats find it harder to avoid people, many are winding up dead.
Upstart federal political party wants to provide centrist alternative
A new federal political party wants to be a centrist alternative to the Conservatives and Liberals, but doing so is easier said than done.