The next five years may be the hottest yet
El Niño could push global temperatures past the 1.5 C tipping point, the World Meteorological Organization warns.
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Divers run into deepwater shark in shallow Vancouver Island waters
Connor McTavish and three companions had just planned to explore the site of a shipwreck in Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island last month when he spotted something in the corner of his eye.
Why is it so smoky everywhere?
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. And we're sharing the smoke with our neighbours to the south.
Federal minister open to sacrificing part of marine refuge for oil discovery
Fossil fuel giant BP — which left the oilsands to dive into Canada’s offshore market last year — is planning to drill an exploratory well in a marine refuge off the coast of Newfoundland. Rules around marine refuges mean that exploratory drilling is allowed, but oil production is not.
Ottawa offers to pay for some security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes
The Trudeau government is earmarking $1.5 million for LGBTQ community organizations to boost security measures at Pride parades and other events this summer.
Search for graves at former Yukon residential school triggers raw emotions
Emotions ran high in a Yukon First Nations community on Monday as officials announced the search for unmarked graves would begin at a former residential school site.
B.C. officials push back against 'polarizing rhetoric' from safe supply critics
British Columbia officials have sought to rebut claims that drugs prescribed through the province's safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping fuel the deadly drug toxicity crisis.
Fire near Fort St. John the second largest in B.C.'s history
The BC Wildfire Service says the Donnie Creek wildfire has grown into one of the largest blazes over the last century in the province.
Strong case for wetlands made as stream banks collapse in Saskatchewan
Clint Blyth continues to see his stream banks erode each year.
The upper atmosphere is cooling — and scientists are worried
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
Alberta and the post-election blues
Max Fawcett talks to the Calgary 2021 mayoral runner-up Jeromy Farkas about political highs and lows and Alberta's post-election blues on the latest episode of Maxed Out.
Resistance has shaped Atlantic Canada’s fossil fuel industry. Why now is an ‘opportune moment’ for an East Coast energy transition
For the first time, a new analysis maps out all fossil fuel projects in the region that are currently in operation, development and under consideration, along with ones that have been cancelled.
In the Kootenays, climate conspiracy ‘angst’ stalls climate action
The struggle to fight disinformation and "climate authoritarian" conspiracies is impacting how well local governments can tackle the climate crisis.
Fossil fuels loom large as countries negotiate agenda for UN climate talks
Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the United Nations' top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use.