Canadian TV weather forecaster now a UN climate, hunger analyst
As a transplanted British Columbian, Jesse Mason views the extreme and shifting weather patterns unfolding in his native province with a high level of concern.
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California's next climate change target is food waste
Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that's set to take effect in January.
Building a home under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
The people behind Reconstructions of Home want visitors to a revamped art space under the Gardiner to know it displaced a vibrant and innovative community living there.
Fossil fuel tax breaks costing Canada billions
A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer finds Ottawa’s tax breaks to the fossil fuel sector are leaving nearly $2 billion on the table each year in lost revenue.
Microplastics are wreaking havoc on human cells
A study found the harm from ingesting microplastics included cell death and allergic reactions, and the research is the first to show this happens at levels relevant to human exposure.
Crowtographer captures one of nature's most misunderstood birds
A Vancouver Island photographer has attracted 43,000 followers on social media by focusing on one curious, intelligent and often pesky member of the corvid family: crows.
Getting off of Oil and Gas
We need to wind down fossil fuels, and fast. But what about the communities and people who depend on the oil and gas industry for their livelihoods?
Global energy transition could spell huge opportunity for Alberta
The global energy transition could create 170,000 jobs in Alberta and contribute $61 billion to the province's GDP by 2050, according to a new study released on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, by provincial economic development groups.
Are Canada's new COVID travel rules grounded in racism?
The president of the African Community Association of Calgary says its members feel hurt and believe it's important for the federal government to address what they say is subtle racism behind Canada's new COVID-19 travel rules.
Military's HR head charged with sexual assault, indecent acts
Military police have laid criminal charges against the Canadian Armed Forces’ former head of human resources despite the Liberal government having said it would transfer the investigation and prosecution of sexual misconduct cases to civilian authorities.
Liberals propose repeal of some mandatory minimum gun, drug sentences
The federal government introduced a bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes.
Flood cleanup risky for workers, B.C. safety agency warns
Restoration companies and contractors in British Columbia that are about to help launch a massive flood cleanup and repair effort must be aware of the risks and hazards their work could pose to employees, says the province's worker protection agency.
U.S. hosts democracy summit despite its own political turmoil
The United States — once a shining example of democracy's virtues, now a glaring case study into its hair-trigger fault lines — hosts like-minded countries from around the world on Thursday, December 9, 2021, to explore ways of defending the western way of life.
Omicron concerns delay Indigenous visit to Pope
Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors will not travel to the Vatican as planned this month to meet with Pope Francis because of the latest threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Land defenders arrested at Wet’suwet’en blockade allege mistreatment by RCMP
Land defenders say they were subjected to dehumanizing treatment at the hands of RCMP following their arrests on unceded Wet’suwet’en land last month.