Alberta is working on plans to treat and release oilsands wastewater into the Athabasca River. First Nations downstream don't want that to happen

Alberta’s bill ordering teachers back to work is a prime example, say authors of a new book.

How Alberta spent $2 million on a pandemic “inquiry” led by a man who didn’t believe in pandemics.

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With Canada facing not one but two possible sovereignty referendums in the coming years, the head of the country’s spy agency is bracing for the possibility that foreign adversaries could try to meddl...

Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins * Cop30: what are the main issues? * Net zero to NDCs: your Cop30 jargon buster Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for combating the climate crisis while China is surging ahead in producing and using clean energy equipment, the president of the UN climate talks has said. More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted, said André Corrêa do Lago, the Brazilian diplomat in charge of the Cop30 conference, which begins on Monday. Continue reading...

Dozens storm venue at climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play unprecedented role in talks

OPINION: The U.S. once led the charge in confronting the planet’s most pressing challenges. But today, that leadership is eroding. Nowhere is this loss more visible than in climate science.

Former US vice-president also critical of Donald Trump and Bill Gates as negotiations begin in earnest Hello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Taylor in London Town who will be back in the hot seat on Friday morning. Leading climate activists and influencers have signed a letter criticising PR firm Edelman over its role at the Cop30 summit in Brazil. Continue reading...

Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.

A B.C. animal sanctuary whose birds have been sickened by an avian flu outbreak says it has been receiving threats.