New environmental law moved the needle, but how it protects ‘sacrifice zones’ is unclear
Reforms to Canada’s leading environmental law are finally here, but it's only the beginning for front-line communities.
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What if conservation laws protected animals — and the people who rely on them — before they were endangered?
A team of scientists and leadership of First Nations in British Columbia urged policymakers to protect the abundance of culturally significant species.
Ontario town’s council endorses right-to-repair movement
The town council of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ont., has endorsed the right-to-repair movement and passed a resolution asking the federal government to expedite promised public consultations.
Unions and environmentalists team up in bid to sink B.C. port expansion project
Labour unions are joining forces with environmental organizations to oppose a massive Metro Vancouver port expansion greenlit by the federal government earlier this year.
Russia threatens to cut relations with Canada over cargo plane seizure
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine on the weekend, where he announced that Canada officially seized an airplane that had been sitting on the tarmac at Toronto's Pearson International Airport since February 2022.
Gas stove wars play out among top U.S. lawmakers
Venturing back into the nation's culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.
Be skeptical of oil company claims that tech will handle climate-wrecking pollution: US envoy Kerry
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry urged the world to be “very skeptical” about claims from oil and gas producers that emerging technology soon will allow people to adequately capture the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by their cars, planes and businesses.
NDP tables own pharmacare bill to push Liberals into action
No longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
Facebook cuts off some Quebec news in first retaliation over pending federal bill
Some French-language media organizations and smaller local media outlets say they are being targeted by Meta after the digital giant restricted access to their content on Facebook as part of its fight against the Liberal government's online-news bill.
More foreign firefighters arrive today to help Canada battle wildfires
More firefighters from abroad are expected to arrive today to help battle Canada’s worst wildfire season of the 21st century.
The toll on wildlife as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife.
Canada’s main environmental law gets a facelift
A long-awaited update to Canada’s main environmental law is set to come into force after passing through both the House of Commons and the Senate.
Rough flight? That’s climate change in the pilot’s seat
Researchers say bumpier air travel is driving up costs and increasing the risks for passengers and crews.
Communities band together to save the river that sustains them
B.C.’s Fraser River or stɑl̓əw̓, as it is called by the Kwantlen and Katzie First Nations, is under siege. Climate change is warming its waters and aquatic species are suffocating from supercharged plant growth fed by fertilizer runoff from agriculture.
Tea Creek farm regenerates soil and soul
When Jacob Beaton quit his business consulting job and left Vancouver for a homestead in northern B.C., he didn't plan on the farm becoming a hub for reviving Indigenous food sovereignty.