Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year
Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people, study finds.
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How Canada’s National Observer helped bring climate change into the mainstream
Canada's National Observer publisher Linda Solomon Wood chats with Max Fawcett about journalism, how the publication came to be and who really funds his columns.
Feds OK James Bay lithium mine — with conditions
Ottawa has greenlit a proposed lithium mine near James Bay, Que., as Canada turns its attention to producing minerals needed for clean technology, like electric vehicle batteries and solar panels.
Trudeau visits Saskatoon rare earths element processing plant
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today, January 16, 2023, to visit a rare earths element processing plant.
Federal workers grumble about long commutes, lack of direction as they return to work
Ottawa public servant YuTaek Hwang has been working remotely for nearly three years.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith back and forth over COVID prosecution messaging
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a third version of what she discussed with justice officials over how to handle the prosecution of people charged with breaking COVID-19 health rules.
John Kerry stands up for appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects.
The future of rare cold-water coral garden on B.C. coast is still on the line
A First Nation and conservationists striving to protect the trove of large orange coral fans are cautiously optimistic that Fisheries and Oceans Canada will put an interim fishing moratorium in place to protect the fragile ecosystem.
Ceremony to be held for child’s remains found at residential school site
The Star Blanket Cree Nation made the discovery in the fall while the community was searching the site of the former Lebret Indian Industrial School.
Sediment and complaints fly over Coastal GasLink construction at B.C. river
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating a complaint that Coastal GasLink failed to prevent sediment stirred up by pipeline construction activities from flowing downstream at a construction site on the Lho Kwa (Clore River) in B.C.
B.C. to target invasive spongy moths with spring spray campaign on Vancouver Island
The province says the spraying is aimed at minimizing the risks spongy moths pose to forests, farms, orchards and urban trees and to prevent the moths from becoming permanently established.
Greta Thunberg visits German coal mine site ahead of protest
Ahead of a demonstration to be held nearby on Saturday, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg visited the tiny village of Luetzerath and took a look at the neighbouring Garzweiler open coal mine. Joined by others, she held up a placard demanding: “Keep it in the ground.”
Deadly Alabama tornado a harbinger of what’s to come
Early signals, which could change, “indicate the overall pattern remains favourable for an above average tornadic year,” said Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini, who studies tornado patterns.
Canada increased immigration targets get mixed reviews
As Canada plans to significantly ramp up its immigration levels in the coming years, some policy experts are worried about potential effects on health care, housing and the labour market.
Japanese PM asks Canada for help on clean energy transition at Ottawa visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked Canada to form closer ties during a visit to Ottawa that experts say comes at a time when the two countries have significant geopolitical alignment.