Justin Trudeau invites Taylor Swift to bring tour to Canada via Twitter
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada
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Heat warnings across many parts of Canada
Several parts of Canada continue to swelter under intense heat, prompting weather alerts.
Earth breaks average temperature records for three days running
Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It’s the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.
In the words of Shell's CEO. It would be 'irresponsible' to cut oil production now
The head of global energy giant Shell says it would be “irresponsible” to cut oil and gas production at a time when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels.
As Earth smashes temperature records, Canadians get a taste of a hotter world
On Monday, the global average temperature reached a record high of 17.01 C. The next day, the record was broken by another 0.17 C, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. Scientists predict Wednesday’s temperatures might surpass both of these.
Americans are losing their access to water at the worst possible moment
The heat waves wracking the country are bad enough on their own. But they’re colliding with another crisis: The water is running low.
Air pollution is killing us. What’s Ottawa doing about it?
Thousands of Canadians die prematurely each year due to air pollution. These climate organizations are petitioning Canada's environment watchdog to find out what Ottawa is doing about it.
Ontario plans massive expansion in nuclear power
The Ontario government is making a bid to build the province’s largest nuclear power project in more than 30 years.
If you’re not terrified, ‘you’re not paying attention’
This week, average global temperatures are smashing records left and right, which “should fill everyone with anxiety,” says Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault.
Quebec, feds pull ads as war with Facebook, Instagram, Meta escalates
The decision of the three governments came after Meta promised to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to Canada's recently passed Online News Act.
Suncor still struggling to mitigate impact of cyberattack
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security — which leads Canada's federal response to cybersecurity incidents — said Wednesday it can't disclose details of the cybersecurity incident that caused payment systems at many of Suncor's Petro-Canada locations across the country to go down last week.
Fish don't bite 'like they used to' a decade after Lac-Megantic rail disaster
Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudière River, the fishing hasn't been the same.
Wood Buffalo National Park still on environmental threat list; UNESCO calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
Alberta announces recovery fund for municipalities, Metis settlements impacted by wildfires
The Alberta government has approved a $175-million recovery program for municipalities and Metis settlements affected by wildfires.