Is there a link between stroke and climate change? A study may have found one
Scorching hot days and frigid cold spells may be contributing to an increasing number of deaths and disabilities from stroke, according to a new study.
Health
Apr 11
Canadian renewable energy operators urged to invest now to protect infrastructure from climate risk
Wind and solar operators in Canada are being urged to reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic grid outages by making their infrastructure more resilient to climate change.
Environment
Apr 10
With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt
The Ontario budget's failure to directly address climate change represents a "gross abdication of responsibility" by the government, some critics argue.
Environment
Mar 29
Alberta team building maps that show health impacts of climate change
The mapping project explores how different Alberta communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.
Environment
Apr 2
Why climate change on the farm means a high cost for Canadian taxpayers
Taxpayer money already supports the agriculture industry and some say the bill will go up as climate change-driven natural disasters make it harder for farmers to eke out a living.
Canada
Apr 4
Climate change ‘speeding up,’ UN warns as Canada braces for early wildfires
Climate change is “speeding up,” the head of the United Nations says as B.C. and Alberta prepare for an early start to wildfire season.
Canada
Mar 19
Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts
Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper.
Canada
Mar 24
Trudeau says he doesn’t ‘understand’ NDP position on carbon pricing
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the carbon price is dividing Canadians and there has to be a unified approach to addressing climate change.
Canada
Apr 12
‘More than a worry’: Quebec shrimp fishery faces climate change, tough economy
After the owners of a processing plant announced its closure, there's fear that it's not only the Matane shrimp that are on their way out, but the Quebec shrimp fishery as a whole.
Canada
Mar 20
Saskatchewan travel tips for snowy Easter weekend
Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada said the weather system is moving in from Alberta and is already on its way.
Canada
Mar 28
Carbon price is a ‘tough political battle,’ minister says ahead of hike
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on The West Block that the carbon price increase is necessary to solve climate change and comes at a small cost to Canadians.
Canada
Mar 31
Ontario bracing for climate change to ‘express itself’ in ‘new and unique’ ways
After a tough summer of forest fires and a mild winter, black bears are emerging from hibernation early. The Ontario government acknowledges climate change is 'expressing itself.'
Environment
Mar 6
Four premiers to tell a House of Commons committee to ditch carbon price increase
Conservative premiers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick will be grilled by MPs on their views about the carbon tax and climate change.
Canada
Mar 26
Alberta government’s COP28 delegation the largest, most expensive ever
Alberta’s recent delegation at the UN climate change conference COP28 was the largest in the province’s recent history at a cost of more than $160,000.
Canada
Mar 28
A ‘middle ground’ on carbon reduction amid inflation? Brad Wall says yes
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has touted technology as a solution to climate change, as opposed to the federal carbon price, a similar case made by ex-premier Brad Wall.
Canada
Mar 24
Poilievre motion fails on carbon price increase; confidence threat remains
A Conservative motion to stop the carbon price increase will face a vote in the House of Commons, while the environment minister warns, 'We can't put climate change on pause.'
Canada
Mar 20
In Quebec’s strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study
A new study suggests a small insect encroaching on Quebec's strawberry fields could help forecast some major impacts of climate change on agriculture.
Environment
Feb 23
Rising water: Quebec lender ending new mortgages in flood zones ‘just the beginning’
Desjardins Group announced it would no longer offer new mortgages for properties in "0-20 year" flood zones because of what it called the rising impact of climate change.
Canada
Mar 10
Ontario Liberals strike committee to study carbon tax options
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says her party is studying climate change and carbon pricing as the Ford government tries to wedge her on the issue.
Politics
Mar 8
Alberta NDP leadership candidate to focus on climate change, drought
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, a rookie legislature member for Alberta's NDP, is making a bid for the party's top job.
Politics
Feb 24
