Canada halts applications for private sponsorship of refugees until 2026
Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications.
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Pressure mounts on feds to end Canada Post strike
The business community is ramping up pressure on the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Canada Post strike, which is on its 20th day.
'There is no trust': Indigenous leaders tell Feds to take action on contamination
Northern Indigenous leaders are demanding action from the federal government after Transport Canada failed to inform them about water and soil contamination at a community dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.
Deep flaws in Ontario's process to fast-track development: Auditor General
Deep flaws exist in the Ford government’s controversial use of minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) to fast-track development projects, concludes a new report.
Indigenous activist wins $4-million grant to boost Indigenous environmental rights
A prominent Indigenous climate organizer has received a prestigious $4-million grant to build a network that will help bolster Indigenous people's influence in global climate policy.
Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 than Glasgow in 2023
Analysis by the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group, provided to the Guardian, found Carnival to be the most climate-polluting cruise company sailing in Europe in 2023.
Saskatchewan tweaks legislation to keep carbon levy off home heating
Saskatchewan has not remitted carbon levies to the federal government in the past year, arguing it should be exempt after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a carve-out for heating oil.
Trump was joking when he suggested Canada join the U.S. as 51st state: LeBlanc
Fox News reported on Monday that Trump made the comment in response to the Canadians raising concerns that tariffs would hurt their economy. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc who attended the meeting says the incoming president's suggestion was said in jest.
A pivotal international climate change case begins
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account.
Canada considers handing more power to patrol border agency
Dominic LeBlanc also says the RCMP and CBSA are working on a list of new equipment that could help supplement their existing enforcement at the border.
AFN special chiefs assembly begins in Ottawa
The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa today with child welfare, economic reconciliation and First Nations policing on the agenda.
Ontario teens invent robot to help protect coastlines
When Stefan Teodorescu’s aunt returned from a trip to the Pacific islands, one memory stuck with her: she described for Teodorescu the labour-intensive process of volunteers manually planting mangrove seeds to combat coastal erosion.
The repetitive nature of the task, combined with the role mangroves play in climate adaptation, inspired Teodorescu to find a way to automate the process.
The India-Canada diplomatic storm
On this week’s Mortal Giants podcast, Sandy Garossino and Vina Nadjibulla discuss the deteriorating relationship between Canada and India, a rift that became public after September 2023 when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader in B.C.
How to take climate change out of the culture wars
What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?
Sails make shipping comeback to lower carbon footprint
Wind-assisted systems to save fuel are also being fitted to engine-powered cargo ships, all the way up to the massive 340-meter (1,115-foot) Sea Zhoushan.