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Residents concerned about data centres may want to know whether company officials will listen, whether promises will be enforced and who will answer...
Instead of regulating its way to a cleaner economy, the federal government claims that it will build its way there... And yet, for the same reason...
After decades of narrowing federal assessment, Canada is being asked to repeat the same failed pattern under Bill C-39.
The massive win by Democrats in the midterm elections has some people thinking Canada can let down its guard and go back to business as usual. They're...
I think The Blue Wave is going to have a significant impact on the conversation about climate change in Canada, where it's been sidelined as Carney...
Are we willing to risk groundwater supplies for present and future generations to expedite mine construction by a few years?
While we nobly clean up our air at home, we continue to ship thermal coal to impoverished countries that don’t have the means to switch to cleaner...
Danielle Smith’s US-style gerrymander reveals her biggest weakness.
A surplus of Chinese vehicles is heading for new markets, and Canada is next. The result could be more value per dollar for buyers and the potential...
The Liberal Party of Canada still enjoys significant support among young people. They shouldn't count on it to last.
Kira Young, now 20, testified about repeated escapes from wildfires, including when all of Yellowknife had to be evacuated in 2023. “It was very...
Chinese farmers divide the year into 24 solar terms that reflect seasonal and ecological changes. One of these terms is Guyu (谷雨), literally...
The root issue is whether Canada will shape investment to support a national industrial policy or if economic policy is reduced to chasing investors...
The bolstering of democratic resilience and sovereignty requires a firm, shared commitment by Canada and the EU to free, independent, pluralistic and...
After Kerry-Lynne Findlay decided to resign as leader of the BC Conservative Party, the influencer class that had backed her threw their support...
Ontario and BC have provincial governments hostile to climate policy and municipal councils that care in both of their largest cities
If your goal is simply to buy a great EV that’s competitive on price, start looking now — because the EV you’ve been waiting for is already here.
A groundbreaking Reuters investigation explains that massive “heat storms” now “swarm the planet.”
Alberta's separatist movement spent months collecting signatures, attracting attention, and rallying their vote — all to end up exactly where...
This year took a whole new tack. The 2026 Emissions Gap Report is called The point of return. And the cover showcases a puzzling trajectory for...
Lauren Wright, 22, is one of the 15 young plaintiffs in the case arguing the Canadian government is violating their constitutional rights through its...
Climate Liberals are just giving Prime Minister Mark Carney cover. These MPs have another option. They can cross the aisle and join a more...
Move aside, David Peterson. Canadian politics might be about to have a new stand-in for the dangers of calling a snap election.
Examining hiking accidents (and close calls) doesn’t need to be an exercise in shame or blame. Instead, it should be an exercise in collective...
No matter how moderate Lorne Doerkson may seem, you have to take a good hard look at his party. With his cast of ignoble candidates, the chance of a...
In a survey Cascade Institute recently conducted of roughly 2,500 Albertans and British Columbians, half reported low or no familiarity with...
We've spent years acknowledging the affordability crisis in Canada, but we're still talking around the biggest issue of all: our own selfishness....
As corruption tops voters’ concerns, Democrats and the press are overlooking Trump’s deal with the oil industry.
Clean air should not be a gamble for Canadian workers. The air Canadians breathe has changed. Workplace protections need to adapt to that reality.
Peter Blanchard X-rays mining waste to clean it up. He worked with researchers from the University of Saskatchewan to confirm that certain kinds of...
With Ken Sim and his right-wing council sent packing as progressives swept to power, the city is on track to return to its internationally recognized...
Climate Action Network Canada has published a list of more than 100 clean energy projects across the country that are ready for federal support. It's...
The separatists are going to lose Monday's referendum. The rest of the province should use the defeat as an opportunity to finally put their...
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the obscenely profitable oil and gas industry want us to believe that building the...
Canadian oil producers and refiners are collecting some of the largest windfalls in the history of the business, all because of a war they, too, had...
Avoiding climate change in wildfire communications leaves Canadians in the dark and therefore vulnerable to current and future climate risks.
By asking Albertans to vote on five immigration questions, the government is attempting to divide residents into us-and-them camps.
As Canada pursues economic opportunities to help the EU insulate itself against current and future oil crises, we must strengthen our own energy...
When the NDP came to power, they promised to take climate change seriously. Instead, we’ve watched those promises unravel.
For many of the country's most high-profile individuals, Elon Musk's social platform is a test. They're currently failing it.
Since the feds and provinces are so adamant about pushing the fossil fuel projects ahead, the fate of the southern resident killer whales may hinge on...
Sam Holland is running for mayor. This 26-year-old is offering the people of Oak Bay, BC, ideas about taking action on climate to benefit us all and...
We are running a three-way relay race involving mitigation, adaptation and carbon removal.
It was more than a decade ago when former prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to change Canada's electoral system. Mark Carney should finish the...
Every dollar Ottawa puts into food capacity needs a matching commitment for the farmers, processors, truck drivers and community workers who turn it...
Cities have a lot of power to reduce carbon pollution with policies such as banning gas heating in new homes and buildings.
Kelp forests, found along more than a quarter of the world’s coastlines, are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet.
The question for political leaders and high-speed rail supporters is how to sustain and build on this encouraging start?
The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on...
In Grade 10, Melody Silva began pressing her Saltspring Island, BC, school to provide plastic recycling and composting. To her frustration and despite...