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What a Zen master, a grieving elder, and a carbon bomb taught me about climate journalism

Let me tell you a story about an elder weeping at a tailings pond, the taste of chemicals in my throat, Bishop Tutu after his tour with Suncor, Bill McKibben's "carbon bomb" and what Thich Nhat Hanh told me about planting seeds through storytelling. I never imagined that elder's tears would launch a national publication—or reveal the secret to breaking through after all the explanations fail.
  • Linda Solomon Wood

Ontario budget 2025: Experts and opposition say it falls short where it matters most

The Ford government’s $230-billion budget, tabled Thursday with a record $14.6-billion deficit, is drawing sharp criticism from economists, environmental advocates and opposition leaders. They argue the plan fails to address Ontarians’ most pressing concerns — affordability, climate inaction, economic resilience and growing economic uncertainty driven by US tariffs.
  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

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  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

As Ontario faces economic uncertainty, experts outline budget wish list

  • Darius Snieckus

Volkswagen's EV battery-maker charges ahead with $7 billion gigafactory as rivals’ plans stall

  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

A BC ostrich cull has brought out climate conspiracies — and RFK Jr.

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News

  • Sonal Gupta

A 'foot in the door’: BC First Nations buy into Enbridge pipeline

  • Sonal Gupta

First Nations call on Carney to deliver on clean water and housing in first 100 days

  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ford’s car-friendly cuts will boost gridlock, drain transit funds, experts warn

Opinion

  • Rachel Doran

Our biggest (non-U.S.) trade partners are building their clean economies, and Canada can deliver

  • Max Fawcett

Canada’s Conservatives are flirting with danger

  • Max Fawcett

Gregor Robertson still doesn’t get it 

Features

  • Max Fawcett

Separatists, Silos, and the Battle for Canada's Future

  • Mary-Frances Lynch

Families promote child-friendly bicycle commuting

  • Darius Snieckus

Canadian industry urges Carney cabinet to drive transition with 'ambition and action'

Solutions

  • Molly Taft

States are banning forever chemicals. Industry is fighting back

  • Shane Moffatt

As one species disappears from Ontario, Doug Ford weakens protections for the rest

  • Evert Lindquist

Nature’s lesser-known carbon player

Canada now

  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Saskatchewan officials 'mouthpiece' for pesticide industry, documents show

  • Arno Kopecky

Who will write the history of Pierre Poilievre’s loss?

Driving the ice road: a journey along a community’s disappearing lifeline

People call ice roads “lifelines” for a reason – without them, entire communities are cut off from goods and services that those in places connected by permanent roads take for granted. Climate change is making their seasons shorter and more unpredictable.
  • Cloe Logan

Canada needs a true National Energy Program

  • Max Fawcett

As ice road melts, a First Nation eyes solid ground

  • Cloe Logan

“What do I look for?” Promise and pitfalls in buying a used EV

  • Christopher Pollon

Business

Business Solutions

Arrow reborn: an all-Canadian EV aims to revolutionize industry

Innovative electric vehicle built using only domestically-produced next-generation automotive technologies moves into '2.0' model as sector battles through transition away from gas-fuelled designs.
  • Darius Snieckus
Business Solutions

Honda pumps brakes on $15 billion EV hub, Ontario premier vows to hold auto firms 'accountable'

  • Darius Snieckus
Big Green Build

Can homes built in a factory fill Canada’s housing gap?

  • Hanna Hett
Mark Carney,

Big, smart grids, clean tax credits, buy Canadian: green businesses’ to-do list for Carney

  • Darius Snieckus
Business Solutions

Trump agenda fuels calls to move annual Climate Week from New York to Montreal

  • Darius Snieckus
Conversations
April 23rd, 2025

The Final Countdown: Climate, Disinformation & the 2025 Election

With just days to go before the 2025 federal election, the stakes for Canada's climate future and democracy have never been higher.
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Mar 28, 2025

Election, trade war, climate crisis: what's next for Canada?

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Dec 15, 2022

Canada and the EU: Working together to protect biodiversity

May 26, 2022

Lobbying, decarbonization and the financial system

May 12, 2022

How Indigenous-led conservation can build a better Canada

Mar 16, 2022

The war in Ukraine: The end of fossil fuels?

Feb 17, 2022

Preventing Extinctions: A special Conversations event

Oct 21, 2021

Lighting the path forward to a net zero future

Jun 10, 2021

Your carbon footprint & remote work

May 20, 2021

How the climate emergency is like a war

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May 4, 2021

Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure program

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'Trump factor' could cause gas prices to fluctuate this summer, analyst says

  • The Canadian Press

Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council and grand chief for $220 million

  • The Canadian Press

Quebec renews subsidy for electric school buses

  • Jack Farrell

Alberta regulator says yes to Northback coal exploration project in Rocky Mountains

Mandy Gull-Masty,
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New Indigenous Services minister says she's been given the 'toughest task'

  • The Canadian Press

Crews continue battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba

  • Fakiha Baig

Canadian campers go 'elbows up' this summer amid US trade war

Pete Hoekstra,
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US ambassador and Trump's former presidential rival will speak in Ottawa

  • Volkmar Richter

MOVIES: The Weeknd parks his stage name and turns to film acting. Plus two other debuts and a classic

  • Catherine Morrison

Joly says Honda is still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed

David Eby,
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Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade mission to reduce US reliance

  • Sibi Arasu

In India, Indigenous women and their 'dream maps' aim to protect lands from climate change

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