Old media putting generations at great risk: Nick Fillmore
Our aging newspapers and private TV networks are doing little to inform Canadians about how dramatic changes in the climate will alter life in this country.
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Welcome to the age of extractivism and extreme oil: Éric Pineault
It's extreme because the shift to extracting unconventional oil deposits means we have much more oil than we can burn.
McKenna won't give a straight answer about Enbridge pipeline
Catherine McKenna's comments were the latest in a series of cryptic statements from Ottawa that are fueling rumours about the project's future.
Catherine McKenna agrees with part of Michael Chong's climate policy
Catherine McKenna doesn't agree with everything that Michael Chong said about carbon pricing.
Lyme disease cases rising in Canada; climate change cited as a probable factor
More Canadians are contracting Lyme disease and federal health officials are partly blaming global warming for a dramatic uptick in cases.
Ontario Liberals won't confirm published details of Climate Change Action Plan
The Globe and Mail says it obtained a copy of the Climate Change Action Plan debated by the Ontario cabinet last week, which calls on the province to start phasing out natural gas for heating.
Conservative leadership race heats up
From his seat on the backbenches, he spearheaded legislation to give individual MPs more power. A bill to that effect became law last fall.
Conservative Michael Chong enters leadership race and embraces carbon pricing
"It's clear that carbon pricing has arrived in Canada," said Michael Chong, 44, who has been an MP since 2004.
Alberta government releases fire damage surveillance app
A message from Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee warns that viewing the satellite images may be traumatic, and the number for Alberta’s Mental Health Help Line is included in her statement.
Disaster-proof your homes say insurers, climate change is here
“It’s happening,” said Insurance Bureau of Canada expert, Bill Adams, of climate change. “The wake-up call is now.”
Canadians have yet to grasp 'amazing' work that saved Fort McMurray: Trudeau
The devastation was apparent but what stuck with Justin Trudeau, he said, was how much was still standing — the airport, the downtown, the hospital.
How the Fort McMurray climate change conversation went down in flames
“This is a good time to listen very, very hard to what people are dealing with, what they care about, what they want for their futures and try to find those common places.”
Indigenous and environmental leaders threaten legal 'onslaught' to block Kinder Morgan pipeline
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders are threatening "an onslaught of litigation" to block Texas-based energy giant Kinder Morgan's proposed Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Trudeau turns down international assistance to fight Fort McMurray fire
The smouldering city is not out of the woods just yet, but the prime minister has declined offers for assistance from Russia, Mexico, Australia, and more.
Extreme weather is "face of climate change," says Premier Wynne
The premiers of Ontario and British Columbia, Kathleen Wynne and Christy Clark, both cautiously linked climate change to the Fort McMurray fires