Shipping frenzy threatens Indigenous food security
Arctic shipping and the noise and environmental pollution left in its wake are driving narwhals and other animals farther away from those who depend on them.
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EV chargers are no match for hackers. And it could only get worse
Most intrusions have been innocuous, but a nefarious plot could bring down the grid. Experts have suggestions for improving security.
Ontario lake chosen to mark the birth of the modern world
If the site is approved by the scientists who oversee the geological timescale, the official declaration of the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch will come in August 2024.
Canada ups the ante on climate funding amid fears other wealthy nations will backslide
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is trying to bring key allies back from the brink as international climate negotiations between rich and poor countries stall.
Climate change strains the health-care system. How we treat patients is part of the problem
A new guide aims to educate doctors on how to reduce environmental impacts of the care they provide.
Calgary company partners with Adidas to produce runners with captured carbon
The partnership is a major win for Oco, the consumer-facing offshoot of Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a company that specializes in carbon capture and utilization solutions for heavy industry sectors.
More than 1,000 Canadians are fighting CRA over pandemic payments — and some win
In late 2021, Tressa Mitchell was dealing with doctor's appointments for her ailing mother when she got a call from the Canada Revenue Agency seeking information to verify her eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
Federal mediator given 24 hours to produce a plan to end B.C. port strike
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said in a statement issued late Tuesday that the gap between the positions of employers and the port workers union in the 11-day-old strike is "not sufficient to justify a continued work stoppage."
Uncertain demand jeopardizes Canada's planned LNG exports
Canadian liquefied natural gas projects looking to fill gaps in the global market left by the absence of Russian gas may run into more challenging conditions than expected, industry experts have told a global conference in Vancouver.
'Long days ahead,' says B.C. Premier as wildfire evacuation orders, alerts climb
Escalating wildfires and worsening drought across British Columbia signal challenging times ahead, with the province and nation facing the worst fire season in 100 years, said Premier David Eby.
New emissions targets may sink LNG’s pitch as a shipping fuel
LNG’s free ride when it comes to methane shipping emissions is coming to a halt now that the International Maritime Organization has stricter targets that account for marine fuels' well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions.
LNG’s future unclear as conference kicks off in Vancouver
The next two to three years will be critical in deciding the fate of Cedar LNG, Robert Johnston, executive director at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer.
Driven out by decades of conflict, native giraffes return to Angola
In a message of hope, the animals were brought in from Namibia to establish a group in their historical homeland.
Ontario greenlights dog hunting training facilities
The decision permits the establishment of additional penned hunting facilities and allows for the transfer of existing licences to new owners, both of which were previously banned under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
Ontario’s clean power plan that’s ‘not really a plan’
The roadmap, unveiled Monday, “doesn't forecast what kind of a supply mix Ontario is going to have in the future. It doesn't make a commitment to net zero in any year ... it doesn't really forecast and talk about the price of electricity going forward because it's not forward-looking,” said Keith Brooks, programs director at Environmental Defence.