How renters are uniquely vulnerable to climate catastrophes
The U.S. housing market is tight — and 40 per cent of rental units are in the path of disaster.
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Environment Canada warned port expansion puts shorebirds at risk, but feds withheld final comments from review panel
A document from Environment Canada that warned of disastrous environmental impacts was withheld from a key stage of an environmental assessment for a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal.
When measuring climate change, don’t forget about the humidity
A team of scientists in the U.S. and China decided to use an obscure weather measurement called equivalent potential temperature — or theta-e — that reflects “the moisture energy of the atmosphere.”
Many First Nations had no polling station during last federal election
Of around 635 First Nations communities in Canada, only 57 per cent were assigned a polling station on their reserve. In some remote communities, the nearest polling station was a great distance away and inaccessible.
PM Trudeau has these words for Ottawa protesters: 'We are not intimidated'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will neither meet with nor be intimidated by the convoy of Canadians he says spent the last few days harassing local businesses, waving Nazi flags and stealing food from the homeless.
Federal government and industry groups search for supply chain solutions
The problems in supply chains that have driven up the cost of business, and the prices of consumer goods, prompted a handful of cabinet ministers, industry and labour groups to meet Monday.
Tory dissenters take another shot at their leader, this time over the 'O'Toole carbon tax'
A Conservative riding association has launched a petition against leader Erin O'Toole's decision to introduce a "carbon tax."
Trudeau counting on opposition allies to prevent Conservative obstructionism
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is counting on the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP to help his minority Liberal government get things done in the face of what he anticipates will be systematic obstructionism by the Conservatives.
Jason Kenney says trucker border blockade at Alberta border must end
The Canada Border Services Agency said the U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., has remained open despite the blockade on Highway 4, but RCMP say only foot traffic is able to get through.
MPs return to parliament as Ottawa protests drag on
A memo circulated Sunday by Patrick McDonell, the House sergeant-at-arms, said security plans were being developed to ensure personal safety.
The Ottawa protests may have been non-violent, but there was violent imagery and threats
But as of Sunday afternoon, there were no arrests related to incidents of physical violence during the demonstrations, a police spokeswoman said, though a statement issued that evening said "confrontations and the need for de-escalation has regularly been required."
Ontario cities call for clean electricity
It took 11 years for the province to stop generating electricity from coal, and climate advocates say it’s time for natural gas to go.
Toronto filmmaker Chase Joynt on how he framed and reframed Agnes
Chase Joynt seeks a more expansive and nuanced telling of trans stories, and he’s not afraid to experiment with genre in Framing Agnes, a mix of creative and documentary filmmaking that won two awards at Sundance on Friday.
Our chemical habit is choking the Earth
Chemical companies have produced more chemicals — including plastics — than the planet can safely sustain without potentially crossing a planetary boundary and causing irreversible harm to the environment or human health, says a team of international researchers.
Your gas stove is bad for your health and warming the planet — even when you’re not cooking
A peer-reviewed study published Thursday by Stanford University researchers found that as much as 1.3 per cent of the gas used in typical U.S. stoves could be leaking into the atmosphere unburned.