climate change

A third-party investigation prepared for the federal government has found that David Scott, the president and chief executive officer of Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR), harassed Dr. Martin Raillard, an award-winning scientist.

Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced new legal action to defend his province's rights to introduce environmental regulations that could stop Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project. His announcement was interpreted as a concession that prompted Alberta to end its ban on B.C. wines.

This one earns a rating of "a little" baloney. Here’s why.

One respondent said they had seen no change in restrictions to sharing the government's science findings. "There is still a cadre of managers who were very comfortable with the tight rules under the Harper government and are clinging to them," said that respondent.

This see no evil, hear no evil approach to climate change isn't working anymore, writes celebrated Canadian scientist David Suzuki.

As New Democrats closed their policy convention in Ottawa on Sunday, Jagmeet Singh said the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion needs a more thorough environmental assessment before construction.

Opposition to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline has followed Justin Trudeau to sunny California, where protesters demonstrated on Friday outside the hotel where the prime minister was holding meetings with top state officials.

Saskatchewan's newly-minted premier, Scott Moe, has taken his anti-carbon tax message straight to Ottawa. "Everyone will lose because of some flawed ideology," he told a conservative audience at the Manning Networking Conference on Friday.

Alberta — home to one-third of Canada’s agricultural land — could put a big dent in its carbon footprint by transitioning to organic agriculture, writes Tracy Misiewicz.

It felt weirdly self-indulgent to mourn the loss of a Montreal skating rink when Cape Town, South Africa, is on track to run out of water in April. But both are strong reasons to step up the fight against climate change, writes Mitchell Beer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke over jeers Friday at a rowdy town hall meeting in Nanaimo, B.C., as he defended his government’s decision to support the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline through the province.

Fifteen transport companies, among them Uber and Lyft, pledge to lead the transition toward a zero-emission future and sustainable cities through more collaboration with local governments.

Leah was 17 when she first flew to Montreal, in early fall of 2002, and she was scared of heights. As the plane lifted above Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, she kept her eyes on her ten-month-old daughter, Katie. She had never had a bird’s-eye view of her town, built along the Koksoak River, but she couldn’t bear to look down.

Research to combat climate change in Canada's north is paramount, says NDP MP Linda Duncan, but there's more than rising temperatures at stake.