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More than half of businesses have lost profit from extreme weather: surveyThe vast majority of KPMG-surveyed executives in Canada are worried about the impacts extreme weather will have on their businesses.EconomyJul 17
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Climate change made June heat wave up to 10 times more likely, scientists sayThe rapid extreme weather event attribution system simulates the weather of the late 1800s, before the worst impacts of the Industrial Revolution, and compares it with today.CanadaJul 9
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Great White North: Why more sharks are heading to CanadaAs climate change disrupts ocean temperatures, a significant trend is emerging: more sharks are heading north into Canadian waters.EnvironmentJul 13
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‘We must take action’: Ontario storm spurs calls to better equip cities for extreme weatherOn Tuesday, Toronto and the surrounding area were bombarded by a historic rainstorm that lashed near-record water levels upon the city.EnvironmentJul 21
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June heat wave was likely fuelled by climate change. By how much?Federal officials are scheduled to unveil the results of a rapid analysis into last month's heat wave that enveloped parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.WeatherJul 9
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$1.8 million given toward climate change resilience for African Nova Scotian communitiesThe province is investing nearly $2 million to help African Nova Scotian communities adapt to climate change. Twenty-five communities will receive climate resilience plans.EnvironmentJul 3
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Toronto flooding a ‘significant event,’ need to step up climate change fight: TrudeauThe storm, which knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, flooded a major highway and a key transit hub in Toronto on Tuesday.WeatherJul 17
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Trudeau at NATO summit, a slow housing market: Top stories this weekScientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada have said that climate change made the June heat wave in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada up to 10 times more likley.CanadaJul 13
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Oilsands group removes online content as anti-greenwashing rules poised to become lawThe omnibus bill C-59 will soon become law. It contains a truth-in-advertising amendment that would require corporations to provide evidence to support their environmental claims.PoliticsJun 20
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Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smokeSpecial statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Saturday warned of very poor air quality for some areas.CanadaJul 20
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‘Prolonged heat’ in Alberta triggers warning from Environment CanadaAs Alberta braces for up to 10 days of soaring temperatures, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for nearly all of the province.CanadaJul 15
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Beryl aftermath: Workers ‘strip down’ to underwear, swim from flooded Montreal warehouseEnvironment and Climate Change Canada says it was the wettest July 10 on record in the city. Some parts of the Montreal area got up to 100 mm of rain.CanadaJul 11
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Hottest temperatures of the week on the way for Alberta, some areas to reach 37 CSome areas of Alberta could see temperatures hit 37 C on Wednesday, as Environment and Climate Change Canada expects Tuesday and Wednesday to be the hottest days this week.WeatherJul 9
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‘Rotten rock’: Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineeringResearchers used a century's worth of entries from the Abbot Pass hut's log to show how climate change is erasing historic climbs, and making others more dangerous.EnvironmentJun 2
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UN head warns of ‘climate hell’ as May sets temperature recordThe UN's secretary general warned of "climate hell" on Wednesday as two new reports show that the planet may warm above the 1.5 C threshold once hoped to be kept at or under.CanadaJun 5
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Climate disaster survivors urge emissions cap that energy CEOs call unnecessaryExecutives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies told a parliamentary committee they support carbon pricing as a tool to reduce their industry's environmental impact.EnvironmentJun 6
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Possible snow in Banff, Jasper national parks prompts special weather statementsAccording to Environment and Climate Change Canada, snow is expected over higher elevations this weekend.WeatherJun 15
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Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? What research saysResearch suggests the Liberals may be fighting a losing battle when it comes to carbon pricing.CanadaJun 1
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Could re-flooding the Sumas Prairie help buttress Abbotsford against climate change?The B.C. government drained Sumas Lake in the 1920s to make room for farmland, displacing the Sumas First Nation and its members.EnvironmentJun 3
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‘Our earth’: Saskatchewan students fight against climate changeThe youth led speaker series is aimed at bringing in kids across the city and province to push policy makers and school divisions to make meaningful decisions on the environment.EnvironmentJun 2