University of Toronto ranked world’s most sustainable university
The University of Toronto is ranked the world’s most sustainable university for the second consecutive year, in large part because of its work to decarbonize its campuses.
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Who’s behind one of the major accounts promoting climate denialism on X?
Wide Awake Media has built a huge following assailing what it calls the “climate hoax.”
Negotiating with Trump will be 'a little more challenging' than last time: PM
Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau said that's because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than after his first election win in 2016.
TikTok hoping to sway Ottawa's shutdown order to avoid employee layoffs
Ottawa hasn't publicly specified the date by which TikTok has to comply, and while the company has pledged to fight the order in court, it's also talking to the government in hopes of finding a "solution."
B.C. receives $148 million from feds in natural disaster recovery funds
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada says in a statement that the funding will be paid through its Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program for supporting costs linked with the 2022 and 2023 wildfires season as well as flooding last year.
Parliament to vote on $21B spending bill
Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline.
'Colossal back-tracking' on thermal coal export end date: environmental advocate
On Dec. 6, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) decided Coalspur’s Vista Coal mine expansion in west-central Alberta will not be subject to a federal impact assessment.
Nine wind projects rolled out to meet B.C.’s surging clean energy demands
The province's new renewable initiatives are historic step forward in energy partnerships with First Nations, says BC Hydro.
Some of the world’s biggest cities are so polluted they’re warming slower
But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.
Alberta’s new renewable energy rules lift moratorium but offer ‘little immediate clarity’
Revised “agriculture first” regulations end seven-month clean energy project halt but will only be tested with first Alberta Utility Commission hearings, says advocacy body
A summer of whales and salmon
Salmon biologist Alexandra Morton believes the return of the whales and the return of the salmon is proof that closing 42 fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago and the Discovery Islands between 2021 and 2024 is paying off. But she says the scientific proof will come as the years go by and the salmon count increases.
A $60 billion-a-year climate solution is now being tossed out as junk
In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.
Bank of Canada is expected to bring in a large interest rate cut this week
Statistics Canada's latest job report tilted expectations in favour of a larger cut.
Government to face third Tory non-confidence vote
The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confidence vote today, but the government is likely to survive with the support of the NDP.
Canada Post strike hits 25 days, and counting
In a statement Sunday, Canada Post says it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the proposal it submitted to the union Friday.