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Canada pauses home appliance energy-efficiency update to sync with U.S.
Why Canada is opting to hold off and align home appliance energy standards with the U.S.
Homes continue to burn in West Kelowna, B.C., after devastating overnight battle
The fire was "exponentially worse" than expected, said Jason Brolund, chief of the West Kelowna fire department.
Canada's wildfire situation escalates, leaving Yellowknife a ghost town
Thousands of residents in the city of 20,000 continued to leave by air or road Friday.
Crews work through the night to dampen out-of-control Quadra Island wildfire
BC Wildfire Service’s latest alert at 11 a.m. said the fire is being held. It broke out in the island’s Village Lakes area, a popular summer destination with numerous recreational properties and homes.
First Nation chiefs call for Ontario housing minister to resign over Greenbelt scandal
The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, says it was "extremely" concerned by the issues raised by the province's auditor general in a damning report last week.
Federal tax incentive could spur rental construction, financing experts
High housing prices have forced many Canadians to accept that they may never be able to afford buying their own home.
Canada mulling 'game plan' if U.S. takes shift to the far-right: Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential elections.
Remaining residents in Yellowknife urged to leave as sprinklers, fire guards set up
Officials in the Northwest Territories are urging thousands of residents remaining in its capital to leave by noon today before a nearby wildfire could cut off access.
Facebook's Canadian fail leaves enflamed Northwest Territories without news
Residents of the Northwest Territories are feeling the effect of the news vacuum on Facebook as they flee communities that are under threat by wildfires.
Fire closes in on West Kelowna, evacuation orders, alerts issued in Kelowna
A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., is challenging fire crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the most challenging days of the provincial wildfire season.
It might be time to ditch the water-sucking lawn
As drought persists across many parts of Canada and the U.S., cities have tried to reduce how much water is used on lawns. While many Canadian cities have tried to reward responsible residents, one American city has banned lawns on new homes.
African penguins could be extinct by 2035
The population has declined dramatically over the past 100 years. In the early 20th century, it is thought that there were probably several million breeding pairs. Today, fewer than 11,000 breeding pairs remain.
Record-breaking climate disasters reveal cracks in Canada’s alert system
Pelmorex received an administrative licence renewal Aug. 8 for its system — publicly known as Alert Ready — by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), with no public consultation.
B.C.-based Carbon Engineering strikes it rich after oil company buys company for US$1.1 billion
The US$1.1-billion deal will see Squamish, B.C.-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. become a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, an Occidental company that is investing in a range of new emissions-reduction technologies.