This big blue house runs green and clean
A few years ago, Ottawa resident Bruce Fanjoy set out to build an energy-efficient house capable of producing all the power it needs. He succeeded.
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This hellish summer is taking a toll on your favourite foods
A perfect storm of extreme weather and war has hit Northern Hemisphere crops like wheat, peaches and olives. Welcome to the increasingly precarious future of food.
RCMP will find no criminality in Greenbelt land swap, a 'confident' Ford says
"If they decide to investigate – they haven't decided yet – but if they do I take it very serious, extremely serious, and I have zero tolerance if there was any nonsense going on," he said Friday.
Privacy authorities warn about dangers of social media data scraping
The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to prevent bulk extraction of personal details from their websites.
Wildfires disrupt N.W.T. phone, internet services causing further stress for evacuees
Wildfires continue to disrupt communication services in the Northwest Territories as crews braced for tough days fighting the blaze threatening the capital city of Yellowknife.
Evacuation orders, all travel bans lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires abate
The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna's city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this week's rainfall.
Falsehoods and climate denial conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires
Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn't enough to convince them.
Small island community launches big effort to develop water security
Like most small rural populations in B.C., the state of Quadra Island’s groundwater resources and the effects of drought and other climate impacts on aquifers and the community’s water security are largely a mystery.
Locals sounded the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
It was Tuesday, Aug. 8, and in the town of Lahaina in West Maui, people were screaming and running as the sky rained embers.
‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples demanding access to the Global Environment Facility welcomed the target set Thursday by the international council to fund Indigenous practices as part of the ratification of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, but concerns remain.
Canada’s newest health advisory? Natural gas
Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other Canadian health-care professionals have issued a public health advisory on the health harms of expanding B.C.'s fracking and natural gas infrastructure as the climate crisis steams ahead.
Canada nudges rich nations with $200M contribution to new biodiversity fund
Canada is using a $200-million contribution to a new nature protection fund to convince other rich countries to pony up cash as the global biodiversity crisis deepens. Will it be enough?
The storm that may be coming has East Coast on guard
As many Atlantic Canadians are still recovering from a summer of extreme wildfires and floods, the region is preparing for a “busy” hurricane season and is urging residents to take preparation seriously.
Protest group tries to breach RCMP wildfire blockade near Shuswap, B.C.
Live social media videos of the incident posted Wednesday evening show about 20 protesters confronting a blockade of police cars near the lakeside community of Sorrento.
Billions in renewable investments stalled as Smith reiterates allegiance to oil and gas
Alberta's seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development has stalled 118 projects representing $33 billion in investments, a new analysis shows.