Conservatives’ climate denial makes them political dinosaurs
Where does the Conservative Party of Canada go from here? How can Canadians put their trust in a political party that denies "climate change is real?" asks Gerald Kutney.
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People take action when they view climate change as a health issue, young researcher says
Manvi Bhalla of Shake Up The Establishment is helping to change Canada’s climate conversation, says Patricia Lane.
Social media campaign #ScienceUpFirst counters COVID-19 misinformation with science
Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and he is not forcing microchips into your body through vaccinations. Those pieces of misinformation are examples of what a group of Canadian scientists and health professionals is trying to discredit through a new campaign tackling inaccurate theories about the pandemic.
Scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’
A sobering new report says the world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.
Dr. Theresa Tam gives emotional thanks for speed of COVID-19 vaccine delivery
Canada's top public health officer has been a model of stoicism through the first year of COVID-19, but Dr. Theresa Tam still got a little choked up last week when the first Canadians were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.
How one young scientist is protecting fragile ecosystems in Canada's North
In the race against rapid warming in the Arctic, 26-year-old Kirsten Reid hopes to help First Nations, settler governments and conservation groups identify species at risk and design conservation spaces and biodiversity corridors to protect fragile ecosystems.
Queen calls for unity in face of COVID-19
The Queen addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Poll suggests Canadian trust in science falling, scientists thought 'elitist'
A survey suggests that the trust Canadians place in science may be eroding.
These Ontario climate researchers are dumping oil in a lake to help the environment
A research team in the province's northwest is touching on some of the most polarized debates going on in the country: from climate change to the potential dangers of transporting — and spilling — oil.
The undoing of the Harper government’s anti-science agenda
Canada's science minister says the Trudeau government has worked hard to unmuzzle scientists and to amplify scientific evidence about climate change.
'Vote Science' election campaign launched
A coalition of science groups is pushing for candidates in the upcoming federal election to back evidence-informed policy, more transparent communication of that decision-making, and more funding for scientific research.
Obama tells Winnipeg audience that politics being driven by passions not facts
Barack Obama says there is a danger in the United States and around the world with politics being driven by passions disconnected from facts.
Eight per cent of Americans recently changed their minds on climate. What gives?
For some people, the awakening comes in science class.
Canada's 'insufficient' climate policies would help increase global warming by 5 C, study finds
Canada’s current climate policies are "very insufficient" and would help increase global temperatures by a catastrophic 5 C by the end of the century, according to a new study that ranks the climate goals of countries around the world.
Caribou science denial cripples conservation efforts
Scientist David Suzuki writes that the Forest Products Association of Canada appears to have "an ulterior motive" in recognizing climate change is a serious threat to forests and habitat, and vowing the sector is doing its part to fight climate change through work in forests, mills and through the products that it makes.
