Canada’s eastern Rockies risk becoming a carbon bomb
Oil, gas and coal extraction projects in Canadian protected areas could unleash a potential 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a global analysis found.
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It’s not just corals getting bleached
Giant clams suffer similar struggles with warming water, though the consequences don’t seem quite as dire.
Exhibition celebrates life stories of COVID’s earliest, most isolated victims
The failures of Canada’s residential care system inspired Megan Davies to create COVID in the House of Old, a touring storytelling exhibit that is currently on view at the Millennium Library in Winnipeg.
Finland’s ‘visionary’ fight against disinformation teaches citizens to question what they see online
Finland’s media literacy education stretches beyond standard K-12 streams. Government agencies like KAVI work with 1,000 organizations — from news media to NGOs — to bring media literacy education to all citizens and in different formats.
Voters to choose MPs in four federal byelections next month
Voters in four federal ridings will go to the polls next month.
Smith considers changing wildfire communication to avoid politicization
United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she will consider making changes amid questions over whether she is politicizing Alberta’s wildfire crisis by using party news conferences to deliver fire updates meant for the broader public.
Far right group Take Back Alberta is making its voice heard in election
David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta’s political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call.
Global, economic security top priorities on Trudeau's trip to G7 summit in South Korea
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave on Monday for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.
Other provinces urged to join Quebec's crackdown on illegal Airbnbs
More provinces should follow Quebec's lead in seeking to hold short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb accountable for uncertified listings, advocates say.
Hot, dry, windy weather poses fire threat in Alberta's south, too
Wildfire officials in Alberta say hot, dry and windy weather has pushed fire conditions even further into the extreme in the province's north this weekend, and the situation in the south is now a growing concern.
How the world’s favourite conservation model was built on colonial violence
30x30 has been pitched as a key tool in the climate fight. Indigenous Peoples say it threatens their lives.
Parliament to make Imperial Oil tailings documents public
The public will soon be able to read a lengthy document Imperial Oil submitted to a parliamentary committee studying the recent tailings leaks at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
People power keeps the pressure on Ford government over Greenbelt plans
More than 100 local residents packed the Old Town Hall in Newmarket, Ont., Thursday night to rally against the Ontario government’s plan to build houses on a nearby part of the protected Greenbelt.
New Brunswick politician tables bill to end fracking amid pushback from First Nations over premier’s comments
Comments from New Brunswick’s premier indicating he’s prepared to steamroll over Indigenous objections to fracking caused ripples in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, prompting the province’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs to make opposing promises on consultation.
Canada’s only underground coal mine back in production following fire
At a press conference on Friday afternoon, the Nova Scotia Department of Labour said its investigation will wrap up next week and more information about the cause will be released at a later date.