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An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed. 

While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity.

Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say

Funding for research and development at Canada’s post-secondary institutions inched up to $15.9 billion in 2020-21, a 0.5 per cent increase from the prior year.

People without homes come to the emergency department for shelter and warmth but when hospital social workers try to help them, there are no shelter beds available.

On Dec. 7, the province released its Climate Change Plan, which it said will help Nova Scotia reach its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 53 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

The honour means The Salmon People, which topped the charts back when it was first released in October, is now featured prominently on Apple’s iTunes page.

The production of sound from ventricular folds, which sit just above the vocal cords, is believed to be rare in the animal kingdom, with bats now gaining membership to an exclusive club populated almost entirely by death metal and Tuvan throat singers.

Over the next week of negotiations, battles remain over targets around Indigenous sovereignty and self-governance, and free prior and informed consent. Will the message of the march be heard by COP negotiators?

The 58-page strategy launched in Vancouver Friday does not name China directly, but because China is a dominant player in global critical mineral supply chains, the strategy is a clear attempt to eat into Beijing's market share.

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre is now jumping into the politics of pasta disinformation. 

Indigenous nations remain outside of formal COP15 negotiations. It's a parallel to how nation states take from Indigenous lands without consent and consultation. But Indigenous nations are clear: they want the land back.

If countries keep negotiating the terms of a new biodiversity plan — one that will determine the future of life on Earth — at the current pace, the world will continue to barrel head-first into the biodiversity crisis, civil society groups warn.

Seven members of a parliamentary committee studying the Liberal gun bill have requested two special meetings to hear from witnesses on the government's proposed definition of an assault-style firearm.

The figure marks a departure from the average of two to three annual flu deaths among children in the province between 2015 and 2019, data from the BC Coroners Service shows.