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Former NDP MP Peter Julian said the party should take six months to talk to members across the country, take stock of what led to the disastrous 2025 election result and build a stronger foundation to move forward before jumping into a leadership race.

Protesters have blockaded a Hydro-Québec work site at a proposed hydroelectric project in traditional Innu territory in Labrador, prompting the utility to suspend its operations in the area.

Pope Leo XIV prayed on Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and readings inspired by Pope Francis' environmental legacy.

Vancouver's city council has voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit on local streets to 30 kilometres per hour, down from the provincially mandated 50 kilometres per hour.

US threats to impose 50 per cent tariffs on copper imports have been met with shrugs by Canadian mining companies and skepticism by analysts, though long-term risks remain.

Terry Yung says that when he attends Vancouver's Chinatown Festival this weekend, he'll enjoy himself knowing that the work has been done to make him and other attendees feel safe.

Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province's environment minister on Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.

Canada likely isn't the main target of US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports, an industry representative said Wednesday — but his plan could still put parts of the Canadian sector in peril.

A report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Environment Programme, which details the impact of extreme heat on older people, found that worldwide, heat-related deaths in that group have gone up by 85 per cent since the 1990s, and that heat-related efforts that target that age demographic are needed imminently.

People are disgusted by the idea of eating bugs despite their lighter planetary cost compared to traditional livestock.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires that have forced about a quarter of a million Canadians to evacuate since 2023 are preventing Americans in Trump-voting districts from "spend[ing] time outdoors recreating, enjoying time with family, and creating new memories," six Republican House representatives complained in an official letter. 

Protected bike lanes in Toronto must remain in place for now, an Ontario judge said on Tuesday. The Ford government had appealed a previous ruling that ordered the bike lanes to remain, but failed.

Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week's European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”

At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below levels recommended by scientists to prevent the disease from spreading.