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As Montreal grows and changes, a growing number of its residents are advocating for better urban infrastructure, including expanded quality bike lanes, more green spaces and enhanced public transportation. These cries reflect a broader movement calling for a more accessible city that prioritizes the needs of people over motor vehicles — and in doing so, fights the drivers of climate change while adapting to a warmer world.

While initial estimates can be a useful early measure in assessing the damage of natural disasters, the true costs are often much higher.

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fast fashion company for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices.

Ian Lafrenière, the minister responsible for Indigenous relations, was reacting to a Radio-Canada report that found that members of some Indigenous communities hadn't paid their electricity for years, resulting in a $250-million bill the utility is reportedly unsure how to collect.

Normand Mousseau, scientific director of the Trottier energy institute at Polytechnique Montréal, said the Quebec government failed to communicate to the public that the Northvolt deal was inherently uncertain.

As part of its ongoing BC election coverage, Canada’s National Observer is providing a cheat sheet on parties’ climate plans to date

Rufo told a conservative conference over the weekend he was impressed by “the guy eating the apple.” By this Rufo was referring to a video of Poilievre eating an apple while batting away a journalist’s question about whether he is following a similar right-wing populist playbook as Donald Trump.

Widespread bleaching of reefs is devastating delicate ecosystems

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is trying to topple the government with a non-confidence motion this week. It's unlikely to work, but is a clear preview into the intense political battle on the horizon.

The New Democratic Party shared the video Monday, while Leader David Eby said voters in B.C. should be aware that the B.C. Conservative Party leader's "health policy is driven by conspiracy theories from the internet."

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has put forward a motion stating the House of Commons has no confidence in the prime minister or the government. Members will debate the motion on Tuesday and vote on it Wednesday.

The PM said it's important to invest in people by moving forward with $10 a day child care, dental care and pharmacare so that diabetes medication and prescription contraception will be free.

Heat pumps are a relatively easy way to shift home heating for single-family homes away from planet-heating fossil fuels. But it's not so straightforward to make the switch for large buildings, particularly residential properties like apartments and condos.

Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residents

The firm says adding lime boosts the river's capacity to extract carbon dioxide in the water and from the atmosphere around the river. The carbon dioxide combines with the limestone and is carried out to sea, where it will remain in that captured state for tens of thousands of years.