Climate Change

• ANALYSIS: NDP leadership hopefuls reckon with oil and gas workers – and their votes

  The federal NDP will select its new leader on March 29 and a key issue as they decide who to pick is how to develop -- or not develop -- the country's oil and gas resources.

  Politics

  Dec 7
  
• One of Ontario’s ‘most important freshwater ecosystems’ is at risk: report

  Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition releases report highlighting significant ecological threats facing Lake Simcoe, despite protections plan implemented 16 years ago.

  Environment

  Nov 25
  
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• Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

  Storm Melissa now a hurricane as Jamaica hit with 75 mph winds, threatening catastrophic flooding and landslides across the northern Caribbean.

  World

  Oct 25
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• U.S. blocks plan to charge ‘carbon tax’ on global shipping emissions

  Maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, but U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed retaliation.

  Environment

  Oct 17
• Record CO2 levels are ‘turbo-charging’ extreme weather, UN agency says

  The World Meteorological Organization says CO2 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s, and reached levels that existed more than 800,000 years ago.

  Environment

  Oct 15
• Ontario pledges to ‘at least try’ to achieve emissions target, as it slips away

  A new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'

  Canada

  Oct 1
• As some nations face destruction, UN listens to Trump decry climate ‘scam’

  After Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and made other false statements, here's a look at the science behind them and the reaction.

  Environment

  Sep 23
• Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report

  A new report, produced by three climate change non-profit research groups, says Canada is among the countries derailing the world's plans to combat climate change.

  Economy

  Sep 22
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• It’s slim pickings at some apple orchards this year. This is the reason

  Severe droughts in parts of Canada mean this year's apple and pumpkin picking season may be cut short due to low crop yields, leading many to have to diversify to stay afloat.

  Consumer

  Sep 22
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• Canada will not meet its 2030 emissions target, report shows

  The Canadian Climate Institute says a drop in emissions in sectors like electricity production and heavy industry were offset by increased emissions from the oil and gas sector.

  Canada

  Sep 18