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UN says it will take 0.1% of global GDP to save nature
A new report from the body says the financial value of our ecosystems must be considered to avoid "irreversible" degradation to biodiversity and land.
New B.C. project will make six buildings more eco-friendly
Buildings in Vancouver are responsible for 60 per cent of the city’s carbon pollution.
Is this Transport Canada policy too slow for 366 whales?
There are now fewer than 366 right whales left in the world, according to researchers, and there have been 21 known right whale deaths in Canadian waters between 2017 and 2020.
30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
The Canada Revenue Agency estimates that about 30,000 people won't have to refund their CERB payments, representing about $240 million in benefits, or about $8,000 on average.
Doug Ford just asked everyone for advice about schools
The premier of Ontario, where schools have been closed since early to mid April, laid out the facts he is considering on whether to reopen them in June or wait until September and asked for our advice.
Summer wildfire season in U.S. looks grim
Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
Ottawa dollars can save B.C.'s old-growth forests
An environmental coalition is calling on B.C. government to take advantage of available federal funding to protect old-growth forests, support forestry communities and end its current war in the woods.
The tide is turning on animals in captivity. Will aquariums survive?
Vancouver Aquarium's new owners have vowed to spend two years “listening and learning” before making any changes. But the tides are turning on public perception of holding animals in captivity, both in Canada and abroad.
New research finds virus passed to wild salmon via fish farms
A virus tied to kidney and liver damage in endangered Chinook salmon is spreading between open-net pen fish farms and wild stocks in B.C., a new study finds.
Nature can save us from climate doom — but not on its own
By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions.