Indigenous students in Ontario still face inequities
Indigenous students in Ontario still have lower attendance and graduation rates and are suspended twice as often as their non-Indigenous peers.
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Slow pace of climate talks builds momentum for a new treaty
In the face of accelerating natural disasters and the slow state of climate negotiations, new diplomatic efforts to rein in fossil fuels are being developed. Will it be enough to avoid catastrophe?
Energy goes nuclear ... solar and wind in New Brunswick
New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has released its strategy to become carbon neutral within 12 years through the use of nuclear, wind and solar energy.
Inquiry needed so oilsands companies clean up, pay up
Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers.
For the first time in nearly three decades of climate change negotiations, countries have agreed to signal the end of the fossil fuel era
The ‘UAE Consensus’ on climate change is anything but universal agreement. In fact, it reveals the deep divisions set to define the next decade of climate action.
Why are the Poles warming so fast? Invisible clouds
Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming.
The oily backroom campaign to sink the federal emissions cap
The federal government faced fierce external pressure to abandon or weaken its plan to cap oil and gas sector emissions from provincial governments and industry lobby groups in the lead-up to its announcement last week.
Tall wooden buildings have a problem. Luckily, solutions do exist
The sustainable building sector is looking to the past for ideas on how to decarbonize materials the industry relies on to create buildings and homes. An old player that is becoming increasingly key? Wood.
Ontario town snubs Ford’s gas-fired power plant expansion plans
Despite Atura's offer of nearly $3.5 million to the Halton Hills Community Benefit Fund, the council refused to support the project after a community outcry over concerns the proposed plant would lead to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.
Solution for Canada’s housing crisis? Postwar designs with a modern twist
The federal government will launch a consultation process next month on developing a catalogue of pre-approved designs to accelerate the homebuilding process for developers.
Dormant B.C. Conservatives growing stronger ahead of 2024 vote
Leader John Rustad has said he is building a broad coalition of voters and the the party will serve as an alternative to both the New Democrats and BC United.
No agreement on fossil fuel phaseout as climate conference enters last day
Majid al-Suwaidi, COP28 Director-General, said Monday night's draft was meant to get countries to start talking and presenting what are deal-killers for them, which are called “red lines.”
Feds give Indigenous tourism a boost
The federal government is offering grants of up to $25,000 directly to small businesses that support Indigenous-led tourism across Canada.
Fungi and flatworms deserve their own emojis
Researchers say better representation could elicit interest in lesser-known organisms and help conservation efforts.
Nature protection targets to become law
The federal government’s pledge to protect a third of Canada’s land and water by 2030 will be put into legislation next year, says federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.