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Jacob Gerard, a 23-year-old wildlife biologist, storyteller and photographer from Ajax, Ont., has created a beautiful web-based story map called...
No, the carbon tax didn't meaningfully add to food price inflation in Canada. But that never stopped Conservative politicians and pundits from...
The telltale plume of hot water has been spreading in the Eastern Pacific and the world’s forecasters are converging on agreement that an El Niño...
Building climate-resilient communities requires more investment in Canada’s local news outlets while facing the reality that social media platforms...
On a vital matter such as separation, it’s important for pollsters to ask Canadians if they understand what breaking away could entail.
When Ontario Conservative MP Andrew Lawton nominated Don Cherry for the Order of Canada, it didn't seem like a big deal. But then the party apparatus...
As climate change intensifies, so too will water bankruptcy — and its outsized effect on women and girls.
The majority of Canadians now see the United States as more foe than friend. But the Conservative leader begs to differ.
If Prime Minister Mark Carney is asked to join the war on Iran or the Hormuz protection brigade, Canada should follow Germany’s lead and respond...
The “RBC 5” sit-in was my fourth arrest since 2019 for nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at preventing climate breakdown.
Considering Lori Idlout stated that she would do what is best for her constituents, there is no doubt that being on the government benches is better...
Instead of sowing doubt about the science of climate change and denying the need for a green transition, the industries and their promoters play for...
Mackenzie Burnett explores the overlap between extractive industry and Indigenous concepts of land restoration. She also draws people into...
Freedom-of-information laws are imperfect, but they're also fundamental to investigative reporting — and in Ontario's case, they've revealed some of...
Land acknowledgments are easy, even if some people insist on complaining about them. It's when Indigenous rights intersect with our own that the...
It should be easier to reuse and get more value out of the goods we consume, but it's not really a thing we do in Canada.
The party is down to just six members of parliament, a number that may shrink in the days to come. Can Avi Lewis, the overwhelming favourite to become...
The story of the Pathways Alliance/Oil Sands Alliance comes right out of the predictable Big Oil playbook — pushing for more deregulation.
For years, researchers and oil and gas engineers have suspected there’s a lot more methane being emitted than was being reported.
The biggest sacrifice aspiring politicians make in this age of social media is the loss of privacy — or even worse, the incessant nasty trolling...
By citing national security when refusing to speak about potential foreign interference from the Indian government, the prime minister is making the...
Trump’s attack on Iran is a short-term gift to Alberta’s oil patch — which goes a long way to explaining Prime Minister Mark Carney's weak response.
As the world’s biggest petrostate bombs the runner-up in fossil gas reserves (and number 3 in oil reserves), the rest of the world is looking for an...
Milad Rajabi came to Canada as a refugee in 2023. Now a permanent resident, he helps other newcomers adjust to life here.
By strengthening regional and national critical infrastructure to withstand a changing climate, we can simultaneously strengthen sovereignty and...
At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest...
The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is rolling out a kinder and gentler version of himself. But can he stick to the script, or will he...
The readiness of Mayor Ken Sim and Coun. Lenny Zhou to slander a colleague is far worse than any harebrained policy they might propose or past...
Which leaves us with the current predicament: a US government that is openly hostile to large swaths of its own people and a frontier AI company more...
The world’s most visible celebration of snow and ice is littered with branding from the industry that is profiting from its destruction.
As powerful AI approaches, the technology could push us over climate, economic and social tipping points.
Canada's oil and gas industry and the politicians in its thrall will use the US attack on Iran as a justification for more pipelines. In reality, it...
Though many Canadians think our neighbours aren't thinking about climate change much at all, more than 30 million Canadians admit to being concerned...
Valerie Muñoz, a 22-year-old student at McGill University, has a love of the ocean that dates back to her childhood spent in Florida. Now, she helps...
While conspiracies rely on falsehoods, lies or manipulative uses of emotion, they share a key feature: they are traceable to people and institutions.
A key missing piece in our economic resilience plan, not to mention in our moribund efforts to decarbonize our society: modern public enterprises, a...
Despite owning the majority of Canada's public infrastructure, towns and cities lack the funds to maintain and improve roads and bridges used to take...
Carney’s aid package to Cuba is a nod to close ties between our two countries and another signal that Canada is not prepared to do the bidding of...
Warmer winters increasingly produce rain instead of snow, trigger mid-season melting and shorten snow-cover duration. The risks emerge gradually and...
Time and time again, Big Tech has shown itself either unwilling or unable to act in a manner that prioritizes user safety and well-being, opting...
On a recent earnings call, Greg Ebel seemed to be admitting that a new West Coast pipeline would not be economically viable. Those comments contrast...
Here’s an idea for the Greater Toronto Area's housing crisis: make more market-oriented homes available at a size, location and price point that...
The former mayor of Calgary was supposed to bring the Alberta NDP back to political power. Instead, they're further away from it than they've been in...
Working with the non-profit Zero Emissions Innovation Centre, Victoria Lim helps policymakers and industry leaders make the climate safer.
The Alberta premier's anti-immigrant campaign is an assault on Canada's benevolent national identity. If Alberta wants to benefit from Canada — they...
One way to kickstart a Canadian charging strategy is to use the tools we already have and designate the build-out of a coast-to-coast EV charging...
Norway is a country defined by aggressive climate policy, high taxes and public ownership of oil and gas operations. So why do Alberta's separatists...
February 22 will mark exactly 50 years since Flora MacDonald ran for leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. First elected as the MP...
In an ordinary world, the killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the words of Narendra Modi and Indian government officials, would...
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