‘We had smoke and fire very close’
Fire has driven Marvin Herman’s family from their home in northwestern Saskatchewan twice in the last month.
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‘I'll never forget that low, sad feeling’
As wildfire approached a neighbouring community, April Glaicar grabbed her camera. What she witnessed was “alarming.”
‘It started very small. When we arrived, there were two or three tall pine trees that had lit up. And then, very quickly, it moved.’
During his 18 years living on the north shore of Centennial Lake, Mike Coates said he had never even heard of a forest fire nearby. Until Sunday.
A bill to ban oil and gas exploration in New Brunswick has been defeated
In May, Green Party Leader David Coon tabled the bill with “urgency,” he said, after Premier Blaine Higgs said he would pursue fracked gas development with or without First Nations' consent.
Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world
Hazy skies tinged with an eerie yellow glow greeted millions of Canadians in Quebec and Ontario again on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as the smoke from hundreds of wildfires continued to cause air quality warnings in Canada's most populated corridor.
Trudeau seems unwilling to compromise with Meta, Google over online news bill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over a proposed law that would make them pay for Canadian journalism that helps tech companies generate revenue.
Irving Oil considers selling, among other options
Irving Oil said on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, that a strategic review of the company is underway and that it is looking at a series of options about its future, including a possible sale of the business.
Wildfires, air quality alerts over most of Canada
The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues, as almost every jurisdiction in Canada remains under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government.
Smoke blanketing US and Canada could last into the weekend
On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of it. In reality, it's a thick, hazardous haze that’s disrupting daily life for millions of people across the U.S. and Canada, blotting out skylines and turning skies orange.
Canadian cities embrace a more climate-friendly form of cooling
Experts say Vancouver is showing excellent leadership with its new rules, and that to meet their commitments to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, all cities should make energy-efficient solutions like heat pumps mandatory.
Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1-billion carbon-neutral claim
The American airline pledged to go carbon neutral, but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heating.
Saving the Cowichan Estuary from drowning in a climate-fed ‘coastal squeeze’
A massive restoration project is getting underway this summer in a bid to save vital wildlife habitat in the Cowichan Estuary from drowning and disappearing as climate change spurs sea level rise.
Global News insists stories about MP Han Dong arose from detailed investigation
Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment say in response to a lawsuit filed by Han Dong that their reporting about the Toronto MP was based on a detailed investigation involving multiple sources.
Both sides in salmon debate welcome Ottawa's delay on B.C. fish farm transition plan
Both sides of British Columbia's contentious fish farm debate are welcoming Ottawa's move to delay a decision on a planned transition from open-net salmon farms in the province's coastal waters.
A new font for Indigenous languages in B.C. a sign of reconciliation in action
A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says.