The security of Alberta and B.C.’s freshwater supply is in peril and the systems in place have not adapted to the current challenges. As Western Canada enters a third year of drought, it is becoming... read more
In the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that destroyed one-third of the town of Jasper, Alta., two weeks ago, Parks Canada says it has been working with wildfire researchers to understand how the disaster unfolded and... read more
About 41 million people living in low-lying regions of Latin America and the Caribbean are threatened by storms and flooding that are becoming more extreme because of climate change, according to newly released data from... read more
The Canada jay, also known by the Cree name wîskicahk and previously called the gray jay, earned its place as the country’s unofficial national bird through both its ubiquity and its pluck. In addition to a range that... read more
Canada lost a record 8.6 million hectares of forest last year – more than 90 per cent of that owing to wildfire, according to an analysis released Thursday. The satellite-derived data, produced by researchers at the University... read more
The months of December, January and February were the warmest on record in Canada, part of a pattern of unprecedented temperatures across the globe over the past year.
Hundreds of wildlife species whose life cycles involve movement across geographic boundaries are in serious decline around the world, according to a new United Nations report. In the first such assessment of its kind, authors of the... read more
The heatwaves and balmy oceans set the stage and now it is official: 2023 is the warmest year on record, with the global temperature increase on track to exceed a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold meant... read more
New plan from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, aided by the B.C. and federal governments, signals a shift in Indigenous-led conservation across the province. Backed by a $15.2-million commitment from the federal government, a First Nations... read more
An unusual partnership aims to save a glorious remnant of the prairies. A man and a woman stand at the edge of a buffalo jump. Generations ago, Blackfoot hunters herded thundering bison over the precipice... read more
As extreme weather bakes their soil, young farmers are helping one another to embrace new techniques, lower emissions and (they hope) still earn a living. Making a living from the land has never been easy,... read more
The events of the past three years – and more acutely, the past three weeks – have shattered the logic on which Canada has based its approach to climate resilience. To understand where we got... read more
Nothing says summer like staking a claim on a blanket in front of a stage on a sunny day, cold drink in hand, to hear a favorite band blast out tunes al fresco. But as... read more
At Fat Mao Noodles in downtown Vancouver, all four burners of the open kitchen’s induction cooktop are on the go. Tatsanee Lim, one of the cooks in the 25-seat Thai diner, first learned her craft using... read more
Many COP conferences and plans to reach net-zero later, there is still a lot more work to go. Here is a snapshot of the country’s progress to date. Canada has been talking about reducing greenhouse... read more
