The great tree robbery
As more old-growth trees topple and forest industry jobs plummet, an obscure government subsidy scheme fuels the collapse.
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COVID found in three Quebec deer
For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife.
Interim leader Amita Kuttner about to get tough on Green Party infighting
Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats."
Not all Canadian airports prepared for new COVID testing regime
Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister said on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 .
Canadians stuck in South Africa as flights cancelled
Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the novel coronavirus.
EVs and softwood lumber sticking points in Canada-U.S. trade talks
Canada's trade minister has headed back to the U.S. capital for discussions on festering trade irritants, just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House.
Indigenous leaders say a month is not enough to decide fate of B.C. old growth
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, over the provincial government's process to defer logging in old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-risk ecosystems.
Weather expert says B.C.'s fires and floods line up with climate change
Flood warnings were issued on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, for several major rivers in British Columbia as a federal scientist says record-setting rainfall and alpine temperatures are consistent with climate change.
Conservatives help fast-track the government's conversion therapy ban
Canada's House of Commons erupted into a scene of cheers and cross-party hugs on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as MPs unanimously adopted a motion presented by a Conservative MP to fast-track the passage of a Liberal government bill banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ Canadians.
Evacuations and flood warnings continue in B.C.
Several rivers in British Columbia were under flood warnings on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as hundreds of homes remained evacuated because of heavy rainfall.
U.S. to require visitors arriving by air to COVID test one day before
By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure.
Canadian town first to pledge net-zero emissions by 2030
Halton Hills, a town of around 60,000 people, is the first municipality in Canada to commit to such an ambitious target.
Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?
The crisis unfolding on Wet’suwet’en territory went from simmer to boil in recent weeks, and those on the ground say the fight against the Coastal GasLink project is far from over.
Nurdles: The tiny toxic plastic waste choking our oceans
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous.
Clean Energy Canada calls for massive ramp-up of renewables — and fast
A new report from Clean Energy Canada is calling on the federal government to swiftly ramp up clean electricity production to both prepare for and build a climate-safe world.