Greta Thunberg visits UN with fellow youth activists, discusses climate change
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China unveils 80-storey-high escalator system to cut commute in mountainous county
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Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed
00:36 | December 11, 2025
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‘Cheap political stunt’: Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion
01:54 | December 9, 2025
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Conservative motion puts pressure on Liberals’ energy promises
01:58 | December 8, 2025
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Along the Northwest B.C. coast, experts ‘take the conduct of the ship away from the master’
12:14 | December 7, 2025
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Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum
01:57 | November 28, 2025
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Meteorological winter is almost upon us – here’s what Canadians can expect
02:41 | November 25, 2025
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COP30: No new fossil fuel promises at UN climate talks
02:06 | November 22, 2025
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Severe flooding hits northern Italy; rescue operations underway
01:09 | November 17, 2025
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New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine faces environmental opposition after getting fast-track approval
02:02 | November 14, 2025
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Environmentalists raise alarm over Canada’s proposed major infrastructure projects
02:01 | November 14, 2025
Greta Thunberg visits UN with fellow youth activists, discusses climate change
Description
August 30, 2019
Flanked by her U.S. and Mexican counterparts, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Aug. 30 that she would continue to pressure United Nations member states to act on climate change. Thunberg, who arrived in Manhattan on Aug. 28 after a two-week journey from the United Kingdom on a zero-carbon-emissions sailboat, met with U.N. General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa.
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Greta Thunberg visits UN with fellow youth activists, discusses climate change02:03 | August 30, 2019 -
Ipsos poll highlights generational divide on gender equality in Canada00:41 | March 12, 2026 -
Freezing rain forecast for Ottawa to Quebec City02:50 | March 11, 2026 -
Two cars swallowed by sinkhole in terrifying moment caught on camera00:27 | February 25, 2026 -
Trump revokes ‘endangerment finding’ that underpinned US fight against climate change02:34 | February 12, 2026 -
Power grid reliability risks rising as demand outpaces new supply: NERC report01:54 | February 7, 2026 -
Carney cancels EV mandate, announces buyer incentives in Canada’s new auto strategy03:57 | February 5, 2026 -
Fisheries gearing up to protect whales01:55 | February 3, 2026 -
Groundhog Day 2026: Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring03:59 | February 2, 2026 -
‘I’ll be staying out the water’: Australian locals avoid water after 4 shark attacks in 2 days02:43 | January 20, 2026 -
Chile wildfires: At least 16 dead as out-of-control blazes leave thousands homeless01:39 | January 18, 2026 -
China unveils 80-storey-high escalator system to cut commute in mountainous county00:39 | January 15, 2026 -
Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting02:09 | January 11, 2026 -
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano pours lava, fountains reach up to 20 feet high01:07 | January 11, 2026 -
What N.L. has learned after its devastating wildfire season02:29 | December 25, 2025 -
Poilievre vows to approve pipeline to west coast no matter who objects if he’s elected01:38 | December 19, 2025 -
What was Canada’s top weather story of 2025?02:13 | December 18, 2025 -
Canada unveils methane reduction rules01:59 | December 16, 2025 -
Canada announces new methane reduction rules for landfills, oil and gas sector05:08 | December 16, 2025 -
Floodwaters recede in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, but more rain expected01:36 | December 15, 2025 -
How are Western Canada farmers delivering record harvests despite climate change?02:26 | December 15, 2025 -
B.C. floods force evacuations, road closures02:09 | December 11, 2025 -
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025 -
‘Cheap political stunt’: Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion01:54 | December 9, 2025 -
Conservative motion puts pressure on Liberals’ energy promises01:58 | December 8, 2025 -
Along the Northwest B.C. coast, experts ‘take the conduct of the ship away from the master’12:14 | December 7, 2025 -
Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum01:57 | November 28, 2025 -
Meteorological winter is almost upon us – here’s what Canadians can expect02:41 | November 25, 2025 -
COP30: No new fossil fuel promises at UN climate talks02:06 | November 22, 2025 -
Severe flooding hits northern Italy; rescue operations underway01:09 | November 17, 2025 -
New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine faces environmental opposition after getting fast-track approval02:02 | November 14, 2025 -
Environmentalists raise alarm over Canada’s proposed major infrastructure projects02:01 | November 14, 2025
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Greta Thunberg visits UN with fellow youth activists, discusses climate change02:03 | August 30, 2019
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Ipsos poll highlights generational divide on gender equality in Canada00:41 | March 12, 2026
-
Freezing rain forecast for Ottawa to Quebec City02:50 | March 11, 2026
-
Two cars swallowed by sinkhole in terrifying moment caught on camera00:27 | February 25, 2026
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Trump revokes ‘endangerment finding’ that underpinned US fight against climate change02:34 | February 12, 2026
-
Power grid reliability risks rising as demand outpaces new supply: NERC report01:54 | February 7, 2026
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Carney cancels EV mandate, announces buyer incentives in Canada’s new auto strategy03:57 | February 5, 2026
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Fisheries gearing up to protect whales01:55 | February 3, 2026
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Groundhog Day 2026: Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring03:59 | February 2, 2026
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‘I’ll be staying out the water’: Australian locals avoid water after 4 shark attacks in 2 days02:43 | January 20, 2026
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Chile wildfires: At least 16 dead as out-of-control blazes leave thousands homeless01:39 | January 18, 2026
-
China unveils 80-storey-high escalator system to cut commute in mountainous county00:39 | January 15, 2026
-
Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting02:09 | January 11, 2026
-
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano pours lava, fountains reach up to 20 feet high01:07 | January 11, 2026
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What N.L. has learned after its devastating wildfire season02:29 | December 25, 2025
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Poilievre vows to approve pipeline to west coast no matter who objects if he’s elected01:38 | December 19, 2025
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What was Canada’s top weather story of 2025?02:13 | December 18, 2025
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Canada unveils methane reduction rules01:59 | December 16, 2025
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Canada announces new methane reduction rules for landfills, oil and gas sector05:08 | December 16, 2025
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Floodwaters recede in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, but more rain expected01:36 | December 15, 2025
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How are Western Canada farmers delivering record harvests despite climate change?02:26 | December 15, 2025
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B.C. floods force evacuations, road closures02:09 | December 11, 2025
-
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025
-
‘Cheap political stunt’: Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion01:54 | December 9, 2025
-
Conservative motion puts pressure on Liberals’ energy promises01:58 | December 8, 2025
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Along the Northwest B.C. coast, experts ‘take the conduct of the ship away from the master’12:14 | December 7, 2025
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Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum01:57 | November 28, 2025
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Meteorological winter is almost upon us – here’s what Canadians can expect02:41 | November 25, 2025
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COP30: No new fossil fuel promises at UN climate talks02:06 | November 22, 2025
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Severe flooding hits northern Italy; rescue operations underway01:09 | November 17, 2025
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New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine faces environmental opposition after getting fast-track approval02:02 | November 14, 2025
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Environmentalists raise alarm over Canada’s proposed major infrastructure projects02:01 | November 14, 2025
Greta Thunberg visits UN with fellow youth activists, discusses climate change
Description
August 30, 2019
Flanked by her U.S. and Mexican counterparts, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Aug. 30 that she would continue to pressure United Nations member states to act on climate change. Thunberg, who arrived in Manhattan on Aug. 28 after a two-week journey from the United Kingdom on a zero-carbon-emissions sailboat, met with U.N. General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa.
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