Canada is ‘among the worst’ for pesticide rules
Canada falls behind nearly 90 per cent of countries in the world when it comes to banning harmful pesticides, including the European Union and Brazil.
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Burning trees is not a clean energy option: climate advocates
With the annual United Nations climate conference just around the corner, environmental groups are calling for an end to subsidies that support burning forest biomass to generate electricity.
Ontario town offered $4.8M to accept new gas plant
If approved, the payment from Ontario Power Generation will go to Napanee's Community Benefit Fund, but activists say it’s an attempt to persuade a municipality to accept a polluting project.
30 trillion reasons to make Big Oil pay up
Who should pay for climate-related destruction will be a contentious topic at COP28, and a new analysis shows that "carbon majors" have offloaded trillions of dollars of harm to the public while raking in trillions of dollars of benefit for shareholders.
Another battery plant for Canada, this one in Maple Ridge, B.C.
A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., will produce up to 135 million batteries each year as part of Canada's push toward clean technology, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2023, during a stop in Metro Vancouver.
Food insecurity got worse last year, especially for racialized families: StatCan
Nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year, with some going without food for days amid rising inflation, says a Statistics Canada study.
Canadians have a widespread dissatisfaction with Trudeau government: poll
Almost two in three Canadians have a negative impression of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and half want him to resign before the next election, a new survey suggests.
Greta Thunberg denies breaking public order law which led to her arrest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at a London court on Wednesday, Nov. 15. 2023, for a hearing over a public order offense after she was arrested last month at a demonstration against a major oil and gas industry conference.
Your lawn gear spews a ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution
“Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks.”
Plugging the gaps in the Indigenous electric highway
The number of electric vehicles and charging stations is surging in Canada and B.C., but the rollout is uneven, with rural or remote Indigenous communities facing extra roadblocks.
New farming carveout could pass despite Liberal pledge of no more carbon price exemptions
A bill to create more carbon price exemptions for farmers is in the home stretch in the Senate as the federal government faces sustained criticism for its decision to exempt home heating oil from the federal carbon pricing system.
In the fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track
The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates.
Act not react: Multiple audits advised feds to help First Nations before wildfires hit
In August, the devastating Bush Creek wildfire in B.C.'s Interior roared its way 21 kilometres into the valley where Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw sits. It destroyed 64 structures, including 34 community homes.
Banks pumped more than $150B into companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects last year
Exclusive: Projects that risk the 1.5 C heating target are operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and North American banks.
Pieridae Energy retreats from East Coast LNG plans
Calgary-based Pieridae Energy is giving up on its Nova Scotia LNG dreams and is retreating back to Alberta to focus on its fossil fuel business, the company said in a corporate update.