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The good, the bad and the ugly in Canada’s 2030 climate plan

For the first time, Canada has proposed a way to meet its climate targets, but it will take a lot more tough legislation to rein in emissions from our highest polluters, writes Barry Saxifrage.

Barry Saxifrage

How this 23-year-old is helping Arctic youth become a voice for change

In 2019, Sebastien Molgat, now 23, created the Arctic Youth Network with an international team of young people. And he has bigger plans for the future.

Patricia Lane

Sebastien Molgat, founder of the Arctic Youth Network, canoeing on Lac Poisson Blanc in Quebec. Photo by Eva Wu

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Luke Ottenhof

Join trailblazing Dene MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew for exclusive talk about Indigenous-led conservation

Cloe Logan

Migrant workers face barriers as Canada’s new COVID-19 travel test rules roll out

Emma McIntosh

Alberta inquiry commissioned reports downplaying climate crisis, critics say

Biden's first day orders will rescind Keystone XL permit, transition documents suggest

Carl Meyer

Law should require disclosure of risks of harm to public, environment: info commissioner

Carl Meyer

New York state wants a green energy ‘superhighway.’ Hydro-Québec says it can help

2030 is too late. We need stronger climate targets now

Alex Cosh

The battle inside Christian churches over COVID-19 orders

Max Fawcett

Rigged Canadian election? Why Canada's Conservatives can't seem to quit Donald Trump

Scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’

Graham Readfearn

The future's too warm for baby sharks

Volkmar Richter

Movies about us in lockdown, wars of the future, and Marvel enters sitcom universe

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Ethel Blondin-Andrew

First Indigenous woman to serve in Federal Cabinet

The future of Indigenous-led conservation

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Ethel Blondin-Andrew

First Indigenous woman to serve in Federal Cabinet

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COVID-19's climate lessons

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David Suzuki

Academic, broadcaster, environmental activist

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The next four years

Thursday 5th November

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Amy Goodman

Journalist, host of Democracy Now!

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Authoritarianism's rise in America

Thursday 23rd April

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, political activist

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Quebec and Ontario COVID-19 hospitalizations drop while cases spike in New Brunswick

Bob Weber

Court to hear challenge against open-pit coal mining on Alberta's Eastern slopes

Dan Healing

Calgary's downtown office vacancy rates hit record levels due to oilpatch slowdown

Lee Berthiaume

Tory leader Erin O'Toole says no place for 'far right' in Canada's Conservative Party

Laura Dhillon Kane

Businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed in B.C. court: judge

Nick Wells

Stop non-essential travel, Canada's top doctor says

Jordan Press

In mandate letter, PM tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends

Canadian Press

Production issues delaying Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries to Canada

Christopher Reynolds

Trudeau leaves possibility of tighter travel ban on the table, eyeing COVID-19 mutations abroad

Maan Alhmidi

Rejection letter Black organizations received from ESDC 'completely unacceptable': Hussen

The Canadian Press

Supreme Court will examine conditional sentencing limits

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Kelly Geraldine Malone

New Ontario stay home orders still confusing for many

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How Ontario youth are virtually helping tackle COVID-19 mental health challenges

Young people are co-directing a range of innovative mental health initiatives since the COVID-19 pandemic forced help to move online, the head of a network of service providers says, while more young men are seeking support for mood and anxiety issues.

Alastair Sharp