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An infamous climate forecast has been dropped by one of the important research consortiums. But that doesn't mean that global heating is a hoax, no...
By throwing his weight and goodwill behind the Alberta pipeline project, Mark Carney is effectively putting his support behind an unprincipled premier...
The Conservative premier is holding the entire country hostage to the grievances and frustrations of a small group of Albertans. Now, in trying to...
Canada should consider how it can play a role in the global supply chain that feeds domestic renewable power generation all over the world.
Keeping the uncomfortable truths about climate change on the public radar takes an unrelenting newsroom. I believe Canada's National Observer is the...
Keeping the uncomfortable truths about climate change on the public radar takes an unrelenting newsroom. I believe Canada's National Observer is the...
Insects have been part of human diets for centuries, yet in many Western countries, even the suggestion of eating one is enough to trigger immediate...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new program should provide stable and long-term funding, remove upfront costs for customers and support business...
For decades now, environmental activists have fought to promote and protect the science behind climate change. Why that fight is largely over now —...
Canada has sustained a bruising combination of blows to its climate ambitions this past week — and all at the hands of the prime minister himself.
Victor Yin shows people they are not alone in their grief and mourning over the climate. With his co-facilitator Christina Joy, the 25-year-old from...
The Ontario Liberal Party should be expressing concern at alleged irregularities from a nomination contest in Scarborough Southwest, and assuring...
Mark Carney's announcement of a deal with Alberta to build a new pipeline is bad enough. The language with which it was announced is somehow even...
You have to wonder why so many small town Ontario councils are siding with Big Gas at a time when so many others are moving to ban gas heating in new...
The prime minister is relaxing environmental regulations, reducing the industrial carbon price and talking up the importance of pipelines. He's also...
The Alberta separatist movement was dealt a crushing blow in a court decision on Wednesday. It didn't take the premier long to blame the courts —...
With conflict in the Middle East driving structural shifts to global energy markets, Canada faces a choice: build for a transition economy, or double...
Civil liberties groups, legal experts and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce have been sounding the alarm for months on the privacy and cybersecurity...
As humanity continues extending its presence beyond Earth, the Moon is no longer simply a destination. It is the next layer of systems that already...
Promoting beef and rejecting plant-based proteins and seed oils, subtly communicate alignment with broader anti-regulatory, anti-environmental and...
Alberta should be using the windfall from the war in Iran to prepare for the future. Instead, it's busy trying to recreate the past.
Bill 97 is an ill-conceived plan to rush housing on the land held for flood mitigation, biodiversity protection or recreation.
Sofia Panzetta is helping restore balance to Pacific marine ecosystems. As climate change warms the ocean, the invasive European Green Crab thrives,...
The province's Independent Electricity System Operator projects as much as 92 per cent more electricity will be needed by 2050 to feed Ontario’s...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made defending Canada's sovereignty his political north star. Why that also has to include our "cognitive sovereignty"...
An inquiry would establish a clear and authoritative account of what occurred, assess whether ongoing protections are adequate, and offer...
America Is All In’s goal is to show people everywhere that the Trump administration does not reflect the values and the opportunities available in...
The prime minister has made building his overarching political goal. But when it comes to energy, saving might be even more important.
Beyond Ecological Grief investigates the emotional realities of living through a planetary health crisis. When the place that shaped you is threatened...
For decades, the economics of Canada's oilsands have been quietly supported by the assumption that OPEC would help keep prices above the cost of...
When it comes to disinformation, not all of it is driven by nefarious, state-sponsored actors. Some people just do it for the money. That's why...
It’s hard to see how the public can have any confidence in the sanctity of the separatist petition, or the names on it, after this. More to the...
NDP Leader Avi Lewis promoted public options for groceries and precipitated a debate about nationalism, a concept that is misunderstood.
No major project has been announced in the oilsands for more than a decade and the companies that operate there have been funeling the profits into...
In Santa Marta, hearing from nation after nation that is already facing challenges greater than ours while being substantially poorer — and yet...
Isabella Wen helps those directly impacted by climate change find their voice. This 18-year-old high school student from Surrey, British Columbia, is...
The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even...
Misdzi Yikh v. Canada is not just another environmental lawsuit. It is a test of whether climate pledges — repeated on the world stage — carry...
While nothing can bring back those lost in the mass shooting, sensible regulations for AI as part of any online harms legislation could go a long way...
While details of the new Canada Strong Fund remain scant, early signs are that a chunk of the investments will be used to subsidize oil and gas...
Colombia needs Canada on board to address a barrier to the energy transition.
If countries attending The First International Conference on the Transition Away From Fossil Fuels withdraw their enormous purchasing power from...
The backsliding is most obvious on climate. Oil companies can now receive a climate tax credit for pumping more oil using captured carbon.
One area of focus for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will be how to phase out the $7 trillion a year...
If Alberta refuses to introduce a credible methane-reduction plan, then the federal regulation should stand.
Mendel Skulski applies the art of conversation in service of a livable future. As a sound artist, this young Vancouverite co-produces Future...
Profound tensions are nothing new for Santa Marta. It is the oldest colonial city in South America, founded by conquistadors in the early 1500s to...
This is no way to prosecute the fight of our lives. Instead of making climate action voluntary, a government aligned with the emergency before us...
If surveillance pricing seems invasive, that's because it is. It's predicated on the ability to take all sorts of your personal data that you did not...
Temporary relief from the fuel excise tax will help consumers save $17 a month for a few months. An EV would help them save closer to $200 a month...