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GreenPAC debates put climate crisis front and centre
On Sept. 8 and 9, up to 100 debates on the environment will take place across Canada, giving voters a chance to see where their candidates stand on environmental policy.
A ‘minor’ molecule could make your chocolate sustainable
Chocolate lovers could soon be feasting on more sustainable chocolate with the help of a microscopic molecule that could drastically reduce the energy needed to manufacture their favourite treat, researchers have found.
Can a tiny clothing company force the shipping industry to clean up its act?
This month, the Swiss outdoor clothing company Mammut took a small but “industry-leading” step toward addressing emissions from fossil-fuel-powered ships.
What’s in the Liberals’ $78B platform? Plenty of green
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party’s platform Wednesday, with more than $78 billion in new spending over the next five years largely focused on health care, child care, and economic recovery.
Canadian groups eye Pakistan border as U.S. makes final exit from Afghanistan
America's torturous, tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan finally ended Monday, leaving Canadian veterans and refugee advocates weighing several bad choices as hundreds of stranded Afghans still wait to hear good news about their applications for passage to Canada.
UN: Weather disasters increase in numbers, cost, but deaths fall
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.
Manitoba Tories select Kelvin Goertzen as interim leader, new premier until Oct. 30
Kelvin Goertzen will become Manitoba's 23rd premier.
2021 had deadliest first six months for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says
British Columbia needs a significant shift in how it treats people who use drugs, the province's chief coroner said on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, after releasing statistics showing 1,011 people died from suspected illicit overdoses from January to June.
Biden looks at climate change risks to financial markets
In a season of daunting wildfires and flooding, the Biden administration is taking an initial step to assess how climate change could harm financial markets — planning to launch on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, a 75-day comment period on how the impacts could reshape the insurance sector.
Anxiety and optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the chance to be back in school.
Fortin's lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in legal fight over his firing
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client’s removal as head of Canada’s vaccine distribution campaign constituted improper political interference.
Tories slam Trudeau on economy as new StatCan figures show recent contraction
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced broadsides for his government's efforts to make housing affordable and his handling of the economy that contracted just ahead of the election call.
Trudeau, O'Toole in Ontario, Singh visit Quebec on Day 18 of election campaign
The three main party leaders are staying central for Day 18 of the federal election campaign.