Sustainability

Ottawa is spending almost $21 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta bounce back from a destructive wildfire that scorched nearly 40 per cent of it."This funding really is a kick-start to get some of that…

Ontario will not move forward with a controversial element of proposed legislation that could have opened up the province's protected Greenbelt to development.Municipal affairs minister Steve Clark says the government will abandon plans…

Premier Doug Ford doubled down Tuesday on his warning that a federal carbon tax will trigger a recession, lashing out at economists who said his claim was baseless.His defence via social media came after he faced criticism from experts…

Canadians aren't keeping up with the need to protect their homes against catastrophic events made more common by climate change, says a coast-to-coast study from the University of Waterloo."Homeowners can do a lot themselves to reduce…

People with higher incomes and more education tend to have greater access to urban green spaces than their less privileged neighbours, a new University of British Columbia study of parks and greenery in 10 major North American cities has…

Vancouver city councillors have voted to join cities such as Los Angeles and London in declaring a climate emergency.The city clerk's office says in a social media post that councillors voted unanimously to approve the motion.…

The impact of climate change on roads and other crucial structures in Canada's North is likely to be even greater than feared, says new detailed research."These are greater impacts than anything I'm aware of,'' said John Pomeroy, head…

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced support for a new geothermal power facility near Estevan in Southeastern Saskatchewan. The energy project, led by DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation, is the first of its kind in…