Picnics and planes don't mix
The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft.
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‘Revolving door of teachers’ hurts everyone at First Nation schools
The labour crisis no one talks about is in First Nation schools.
The education culture wars are coming for climate change
New Jersey's move to adopt standards for learning about climate change in each grade and across several different subjects has rankled some right-wing groups, which call it "indoctrination."
Indigenous organizations show ‘limited interest’ in Ottawa’s clean fuel fund, documents show
A fund designed to kick-start clean fuel projects has received “limited interest” from Indigenous organizations, a Canada’s National Observer access to information request has found.
B.C. communities on edge as wildfire shuts down highway, slowing deliveries of fuel, medicine
Vancouver Island communities isolated by a stubborn wildfire and ongoing Highway 4 closure urge tourists not to visit and avoid the risky detour route to ease the load on the fragile supply chain.
Trudeau's surprise visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Moscow of a "new colonial approach" in Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday, June 10, 2023, where he told that country's parliament they are fighting for "the future of us all."
Companies are quick to set 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans
A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to " net zero " as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a new report.
Ukraine's dam collapse is a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea.
Government must help Nova Scotia prepare for more wildfires
Climate and forestry researchers say Nova Scotia must act swiftly to prepare for future wildfires in the province's increasingly vulnerable forests.
EU sends nearly 350 firefighters to help battle relentless Canadian wildfires
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season.
B.C. launches blueprint to fend off climate’s ‘one-two punch’ on the ocean
B.C. has created a new plan to tackle the twin spectres of ocean acidification and dwindling oxygen levels seen as leading climate threats for coastal communities, marine ecosystems and industry along the West Coast.
You might be allergic to the modern world
Allergy rates are on the rise. Blame climate change and people’s urbanized lifestyles.
Bloc hammers Liberals on climate change as wildfires rage
The Bloc Québécois used its last opposition day to hammer the Liberals on climate change as forest fires rage across the country, forcing people from their homes and darkening the skies with smoke.
David Johnston packs it in as special rapporteur on foreign interference
The former governor general said in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday that his objective in leading the government's probe into alleged meddling by China was to help build trust in democratic institutions, but his "leadership has had the opposite effect."
What you need to make sense of Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index ratings
Environment Canada's air quality index is at https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/index_e.html You can take a look at the ratings in communities across your province or territory.