Birth strike, flygskam, Pyrocene: The language of climate change in 2019
2019 was a wild year for the climate — and the English lexicon.
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The UN climate negotiations were officially a disaster - blame the US
“I’ve been attending these climate negotiations since they first started in 1991, but never have I seen the almost total disconnection we’ve seen here."
Trudeau government exploring mining crucial minerals for US market
The Trudeau government is digging for intelligence on the role Canada's mining sector could play in providing the United States and other key trading partners with crucial minerals and metals — from cobalt to tellurium — considered building blocks of the new economy.
Corporate Mapping Project reveals CPP ties to oil and gas, as pension fund denies influence
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it is “unfathomable” that the fossil fuel industry could disproportionately influence such a massive and diversified portfolio.
Invasion of giant bee-eating Asian hornets
A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C.
Across the globe, young people call for action to save their world
In Canberra and Kabul, Cape Town and Berlin, and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people took the streets on Friday, September 20, 2019, to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.
Fukushima: Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific, minister says
More than a million tonnes of contaminated water lies in storage but power company says it will run out of space by 2022
Canada's climate plan not enough, entire G7 must do more report says
The wealthiest countries in the world — including Canada — are lagging instead of leading in the fight against global warming, a new report says.
Canada open to putting more limits on exports of plastic waste: McKenna
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas.
Canada raises travel warning amid escalating protests in Hong Kong
The federal government has issued a travel advisory that urges Canadians travelling to Hong Kong to exercise "a high degree of caution" because of the escalating protests in the city.
Feds take digital step to reshape benefits system for expat seniors
The federal government is moving to trade, in bulk, information on expatriate seniors with other countries to save time and money when one of them dies.
Canada urged to help special court for Central African Republic survive
Canada is being urged to help plug a US$1-million funding shortfall that would allow the Special Criminal Court for war-ravaged Central African Republic to keep operating.
Global concern grows over Canada's funding of fight against AIDS, TB, malaria
International concern is growing in medical and development circles that the Trudeau government is about to step back from its much-publicized global leadership on eradicating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Trudeau shoots back at China's claim it is being 'naive' in courting allies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, July 4, 2019, that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping.
At G20, Trudeau highlights plight of Canadians in China, but details scarce
Justin Trudeau kept his cards close to the vest on Saturday, June 29, 2019, as he wrapped up this weekend's high-stakes G20 meetings in Japan, acknowledging Canada's protracted impasse with China but offering few details about the ongoing effort to liberate the two Canadians caught in the crossfire.