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The ongoing May heat wave that shattered almost 40 daily temperature records across B.C. and Alberta on Sunday should be seen as a warning of more out-of-season hot spells in the future, climatologists say.

A new report by the Canadian Climate Institute says private capital is needed to invest in climate adaptation infrastructure as extreme weather events like fires and floods become more acute by the year.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he'll unveil today a plan that would see the province’s electrical grid become net zero by 2050 -- 15 years later than Ottawa's target.

This episode of Hot Politics explains how we can keep eating meat while transitioning to more sustainable production.

In Episode 13 of Hot Politics, host David McKie gets to the meat of a critical topic for our planet's future: sustainable livestock production.

Oil, gas and coal extraction projects in Canadian protected areas could unleash a potential 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a global analysis found.

Giant clams suffer similar struggles with warming water, though the consequences don’t seem quite as dire.

The failures of Canada’s residential care system inspired Megan Davies to create COVID in the House of Old, a touring storytelling exhibit that is currently on view at the Millennium Library in Winnipeg.

Finland’s media literacy education stretches beyond standard K-12 streams. Government agencies like KAVI work with 1,000 organizations — from news media to NGOs — to bring media literacy education to all citizens and in different formats. 

Ecologists allege Manitoba puts forestry industry before biodiversity by allowing logging in Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

Voters in four federal ridings will go to the polls next month.

United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she will consider making changes amid questions over whether she is politicizing Alberta’s wildfire crisis by using party news conferences to deliver fire updates meant for the broader public.

David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta’s political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave on Monday for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.

More provinces should follow Quebec's lead in seeking to hold short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb accountable for uncertified listings, advocates say.