AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief
Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest.
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Barbara Kingsolver on climate change: ‘Words are what I have to offer’
The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps.
Feds accused of walking back chemical regulations
The federal government is in the middle of a regulatory battle over the future of so-called “forever chemicals,” catching flak from environmentalists who say Ottawa is walking back plans that would protect the public.
TC Energy's $15-billion Keystone XL lawsuit gets thrown out
Calgary-based TC Energy recently lost its US$15-billion arbitration case against the U.S. government over the Keystone XL pipeline, much to the relief of environmentalists.
Public Safety Minister LeBlanc briefed following shooting at Trump rally
The shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday left one attendee dead and two others critically injured.
Court to hear Saskatchewan's case to stop collection of carbon levy money
Federal Court in Vancouver is to hear a case today from the Saskatchewan government asking for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions in carbon levy money.
July carbon tax rebates to be deposited, mailed today
The second instalment of this year's national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today.
Public funds push carbon capture projects forward
Using taxpayer dollars, the federal government and fossil fuel companies are pushing forward carbon capture projects in Canada’s oil and gas sector.
B.C.’s vital Indigenous-led auxiliary is expanding
The nations that make up the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary are dotted up and down B.C. 's coastline and islands, making them uniquely poised to quickly respond to emergencies when government agencies aren’t available.
A First Nation's geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power the next seven generations
Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote B.C. First Nation territory.
Waterloo refuses to release documents on mystery megaproject
A group of concerned citizens filed 21 Freedom of Information requests with the regional municipality. Of those, 18 were "denied entirely."
Temperatures 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate
First Nation challenges nuclear waste decision in federal court
A First Nation concerned about approval of a nuclear waste disposal facility near the Ottawa River was before federal court this week to challenge the decision.
‘A long time coming’ B.C. joins other coastal regions with Coastal Marine Strategy
In a provincial first, British Columbia announced a comprehensive vision co-developed with First Nations to improve management of shared marine resources.
Fish harvesters help research rising acidity of oceans
Scientific research is expanding along the B.C. coast to better understand the effects of ocean acidification, and how to respond. The B.C.-based Tula Foundation recently announced 11 grant recipients will be working on the problem locally.