climate change

Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change.

The Ontario government is inviting high school students to share their thoughts on climate change and the environment via a new youth council.

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada facing climate change and environmental disasters.

Canada's environment minister says extreme weather conditions across the country should be a wake-up call for people resisting taking action against climate change.

British Columbia's public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over the growing wildfire threat to prepare for potential mass evacuations and help secure accommodation that might be needed by evacuees.

Mark Carney says he's made commitments to help in the global fight against climate change and he can't walk away from them just a few months before a crucial United Nations conference.

Annamie Paul sought to show on Monday that her party has pushed past a period of bitter strife ahead of a likely election, as lingering tensions leave Greens in limbo and Paul reeling from a temporarily sidelined threat to her leadership.

Blistering temperatures are redefining what's considered "really hot."

Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

The Chinese host of this year's meeting of the U.N. World Heritage Committee has defended the body's proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the finding for political reasons.

We know how to cool homes, and in turn save lives, but the question of who is responsible for making it happen remains.

The urban heat island effect is made worse by summer heat waves, but reflective surfaces and green roofs can lower temperatures in sweltering cities.

Swamps, bogs, marshes and peatlands have long been misunderstood or overlooked. But they’re vital carbon sinks and play key roles in protecting us from the fallout of extreme events caused by climate change.

That’s according to a new report by the Pembina Institute, a non-profit clean energy think tank, which also finds the upgrades could create 200,000 jobs while making a sufficient dent in carbon emissions.