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Texas has concluded that before approving a wave of electricity-hungry data centres, the government should ask hard questions. Ontario should do the...
There are legitimate reasons to consider strengthening Canada’s capacity to respond to military threats. But climate disruption is already among the...
To any normal, reasonable person, it is objectively creepy and bizarre behaviour to send someone to spy on a political opponent during a vacation with...
The electrification of these critical fleets is creating a demand for new technical skills and supporting high-quality jobs across the country.
In light of the challenges Canada faces, it needs to rediscover something we once understood: national prosperity depends on national production. We...
Aaron Rosenberg engages the community to make transformative art. In March 2026, this young resident of Squamish, British Columbia, brought 30 people...
Long-term monitoring of our lakes allows us to act on environmental concerns, saving time and money in the process.
These sprinklings of cash will no doubt be welcome, but they seem a laughable pittance when you consider the government’s top priority:...
Perhaps what young people need isn’t another warning that the world is ending, but a new reason to believe that we are capable of saving it.
The discontinuation of the Environment and Climate Change Youth Council shows that the environment ministry and Prime Minister’s Office no longer...
Canada’s conversation about why heatwaves are happening and the federal government's plans to address the crisis are both as quiet as they have been...
Gabby Doebeli works in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to organize tenants who live in old buildings so that they can advocate for themselves and push...
The UK’s Labour government seems afraid to talk about the climate emergency.
The Globe and Mail published a jarring editorial that lamented our smoky summers without once pointing toward their cause. For Canada's paper of...
While EV global sales increase, growth in North America has been underwhelming.
People living in the former epicentre of the gas industry in rural southwestern Ontario weren’t responsible for the pollution and didn’t profit...
Scrubbers allow ships to continue burning the dirtiest marine fuels by ‘scrubbing out’ the sulphur dioxide from its exhaust. However, that...
The gap between what Canadians believe about nature and how we relate to it in daily life grows wider with every passing year.
This summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But...
Canada's EV market is showing signs of renewal as federal incentives and infrastructure investments kick in against a backdrop of rising gas prices....
If we can’t have governments that push for education and agreement on the causes of climate change — and to be clear, we should have that, too —...
Alberta's premier is no stranger to creating, and using, political leverage — even if it creates the risk of blowback. So why is she so unwilling to...
Food insecurity is one of Canada’s most pressing social issues. In a world marked by escalating conflicts, climate shocks and volatile supply...
The 2025 Alberta–Carney agreement explicitly links pipeline construction to the Pathways project. Despite record profits — $37 billion for...
The next extreme weather disaster is already on its way. The decisions we make today will determine the cost, the speed of recovery and the number of...
A constitutional amendment granting cities the power to tax and raise revenue is both perfectly logical and politically impossible. The federal...
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC...
Racing to adopt AI serves no one but the tech industry. It’s time the federal government recognized that.
It is remarkably rare that a news story about climate impacts actually mentions climate change. Rarer still are the stories that pinpoint fossil fuels...
If we build climate adaptation for those most likely to be left behind during disasters such as wildfires, we will build stronger, safer communities...
I understand the broader strategy at work here, and I’m willing to bet many Canadians do as well. In the face of a volatile and vainglorious bully...
Only the US Spanish-language television network, Telemundo, connected hydration breaks with the overheating of the planet.
Bill Henwood of Sechelt, BC, has spent his life fighting to protect Canada's wild spaces. His next battle to protect the endangered Coastal Douglas...
Governments should not simply promote EV adoption; they should also strengthen public understanding of the broader resilience benefits associated with...
Parsing through the finer details in the Carney government's investment playbook, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is little distinction,...
The now-annual bouts of wildfire smoke are yet another reminder of the importance of reducing our use of fossil fuels and replacing them wherever...
We weaned our household off gas in stages, going from easiest to hardest, starting with our stove, then our car, and finally the heat pump which for...
Community newspapers — with or without an insert — are not ‘junk mail’; they are a social good.
It’s understandable when we ask whether everyone made it out of the latest disaster alive. But we can’t blind ourselves to the deeper question —...
Hanna Grover, 17, founded Poet2Poet, an organization that helps more than 10,000 young people work through issues including mental health and climate...
The US president and members of congress lashed out at Canada over the smoke pouring across the border this week. They should look in the mirror.
There's no sense in arguing over whether to protect people from deadly heat today, or cut emissions to prevent the problem from getting worse...
Justin Trudeau changed Senate rules to discourage patronage appointments and removed party affiliation from Liberal senators for a reason. Carney's...
Danielle Smith wants to double Alberta's oil production in a decade. The math still says that's impossible — and all the MOUs in the world can't...
The federal government’s new plan is to introduce tailpipe emission standards intended to reach a weaker goal of 75 per cent EVs by 2035. That pales...
Like many newcomers, the notion of environmental instability in Canada never really crossed my mind; I just anticipated the comfort that seasons would...
The Ontario premier's latest multi-billion dollar infrastructure proposal might be his dumbest idea yet. It's also a sign of how unprepared he is for...
Governments spend billions fighting fires, rebuilding communities, compensating disaster victims and treating the growing health burden from climate...
Payal Mehta has a plastic dream. This young climate leader from Guelph, Ont., was named a 2026 Starfish Canada Fellow for her work starting...
Canadians are being sold a story about energy security, economic competitiveness and national interest. Yet a hypothetical new oilsands pipeline would...
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