Climate change is battering farmers with a new plague — ticks
Experts warn cases of Lyme disease could become more common as climate change puts farmers, foresters, and others who work the land at greater risk of tick-borne illnesses.
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Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems
A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.
NDP pushing Ford to declare a state of emergency over Ontario wildfires
Ontario's Opposition is calling on the government to declare a state of emergency over wildfires burning in the province's northwestern region, saying the premier "must stop ignoring the wildfire crisis."
Cleanup underway after Barrie tornado destroys home and injures several
The central Ontario city of Barrie will turn its attention to clean-up today, July 16, 2021, after a twister tore through a neighbourhood, damaging homes and injuring several people.
How a small Ontario township is taking climate action — one building at a time
Some would say it’s an unlikely place to showcase an innovative green building program. However, the camp’s new nursing station was built using low-carbon construction methods utilized by Douro-Dummer in its efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Jobs in June: Youth boost is biggest since last summer
The number of net new jobs young people filled in June was the highest it has been since last summer, before second and third waves of COVID-19 infections nixed much of the service work they did.
Quarantine led these teens to invent new tech that translates signing into spoken words
Two friends interested in coding and helping others have built a prototype device to turn the basics of American Sign Language into speech. It cost $40 (and took thousands of hours) to build, and with science fair winnings, they plan to tweak it and make more.
Quebec and feds lead Canada’s conservation efforts
Lack of adequate conservation measures by provinces and territories is to blame for Canada failing to meet its international conservation target, according to a new report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).
Doug Ford, the charter and what’s at stake
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has consistently shown his contempt for the rule of law, starting with his first piece of legislation in 2018, writes Dianne Saxe, deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario.
Doug Ford uses the constitutional nuclear option — and the fallout could spread everywhere
By normalizing the use of an extraordinary power like the notwithstanding clause, Ontario's Doug Ford government is setting the stage for future suspensions of charter rights by provincial legislatures, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Ontario commits $10M to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government had felt the need to act on the issue.
Man accused of vehicle attack on Muslim family charged with terrorism
A vehicle attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario that left four dead and one seriously injured was an act of terrorism, prosecutors argued Monday as they upgraded the charges against the man accused in the incident.
Deaths in racialized neighbourhoods double during first wave of pandemic
Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Canada.
Feds’ two billion tree goal hinges on provincial buy-in
Canada’s top financial watchdog is questioning the feasibility of fulfilling the Liberals’ major campaign promise to plant two billion trees by 2030 in pursuit of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.