Living and breathing with wildfire smoke
The health risks of wildfires and their disproportionate impacts on First Nations have left health experts calling on Ottawa to increase funding and centralize environmental health research.
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Let forests grow old to store huge amounts of carbon
A new report says cutting emissions should still be a key priority as it cautions against mass monoculture tree-planting.
Canada has widest gap between words and climate action, UN finds
With courts challenging the feds' ability to enact sweeping climate legislation at the same time premiers are pushing back, PM Justin Trudeau is in a bind. A new report from the UN finds Canada has the widest gap between words and action, adding to the pressure to deliver real emissions reductions.
Feds to appeal Federal Court plastics ruling
The decision on Nov. 16 said Ottawa had overstepped by labelling all "plastic manufactured items" as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Concerns over foreign workers being hired to build Ontario battery plant
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that he is pushing for a full inquiry into the issue to find out how many workers the company plans to bring in from abroad.
Spat between Ottawa and Saskatchewan over climate conference events
Saskatchewan says because Ottawa rejected most of its proposals, it decided to pull out of participating in the federal Liberal government's pavilion at the COP28 conference, set for later this month.
CRA claws back millions in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process.
Federal fall fiscal update coming Tuesday and cost-of-living expected to dominate discussion
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the fall fiscal update on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, which is expected to focus on housing and affordability as the Liberal government struggles to regain favour with Canadians feeling overwhelmed and angry about the rising cost of living.
Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. NDP convention
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost touch with the struggles of Canadians, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre only pretends to care about regular people, federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
Eyes turn to Canada to help repair strained talks on global plastic pollution treaty
Consensus has so far been elusive at the negotiations, with Ottawa set to host the next round in April. Environmental groups have accused some oil-producing countries and industry groups of stall tactics in an effort to water down the treaty before negotiations wrap up at the end of next year.
Is Canada’s plastics ban gone? Not quite
A Federal Court decision that quashed the legal foundations of Canada's plastic regulations might not spell the end of the government's efforts to tackle the plastic pollution problem, observers say.
$50-million investment powers electric bus expansion in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton is set to receive its first-ever electric buses following an investment of over $50 million from the federal, provincial and regional governments.
‘Ongoing suffering’: Group calls for cameras in barns to protect farm animals
Advocacy group Animal Justice is calling for legislation requiring cameras inside farms and slaughterhouses to improve transparency, accountability and the humane treatment of animals in the agricultural industry.
Capturing carbon with seaweed: What we know, what we don’t
Towering underwater kelp forests are often likened to trees, but seaweed carbon sequestration is far more complex than in soil-bound ecosystems.
