One in four Canadians say they were affected by extreme weather in last year: poll
Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests.
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Carney's controversial major projects bill clears committee
Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking economic winners and losers.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency discovers rare disease at BC commercial pigeon premises
Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, BC, requiring the birds to be culled and the premises to be disinfected.
You might accidentally be killing hummingbirds
Unless regularly cleaned, those hummingbird feeders that many people have in their backyard could actually be harming, or even killing, the hummers that visit it, turning the feeder from a lifeline into a trap. Here’s how to help them instead.
More extreme weather on the way, as greenhouse gas accumulation accelerates, scientists say
Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study to be released Thursday. Scientists suggest this will produce unprecedented heat waves, extreme hot drought, extreme rainfall events, and bigger storms.
Fraser River feels the burn: Wildfires spiking pollutants and altering ocean carbon
Growing wildfire activity is linked to rising freshwater contaminants and weakened ocean carbon storage, UBC research shows.
Carney returns to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Highlights from the second day of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day 2 focused on foreign policy.
Carney steered the G7 through the 'diplomatic Rockies,' says expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness.
Canada, India strike a diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta on Tuesday was a "necessary" step toward rebuilding the relationship between the two countries.
LGBTQ refugee group says the number of requests for help is increasing
An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020.
G7 leaders agree to 'charter' on wildfires and pledge global co-operation
Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada.
The world’s oceans are a ‘ticking time bomb,’ reaching dangerous acidification levels earlier than scientists thought
Ocean acidification has crossed “planetary boundaries” in some parts of the ocean, deepening a crisis facing the planet’s marine ecosystems.
Premier writes Nova Scotia municipal leaders who voted to pause uranium plans
After at least two Nova Scotia municipalities voted in favour of asking the provincial government to slow down on its uranium exploration plans, their offices received several-page-long letters from Premier Tim Houston saying the province needs the industry to keep funding municipalities.
Electric vehicle rebates coming back, says federal environment minister
The federal government intends to bring back consumer rebates for electric vehicles but doesn't yet quite know what they'll look like, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said on Tuesday.