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Why the air quality index needs an upgrade to better measure wildfire smoke

In a summer of historic wildfires, Canadians have undoubtedly found themselves checking the air quality more than usual.But the way that number is calculated varies...

El Niño is back. Here's what it means for Canada

It was long anticipated, and now it's here. The global weather pattern El Niño has returned for the first time in seven years, according to the...

Canada will soon end 'inefficient' fossil fuel subsidies. But what does that mean?

Canada has for years forked over billions of dollars in subsidies to oil and gas companies — an approach that critics say flies in the...

With a landmark climate trial underway in the U.S., more litigation is on the horizon in Canada

In a Montana courtroom, a young woman's eyes welled with tears as she explained how drought, wildfires and floods have put her family's cattle ranch...

Pride organizers appeal for more funding as rising security costs could dampen festivities

Rising security costs and heightened safety concerns have some Pride organizers worried that Canadian events will not be as fulsome this year.Earlier this week, Pride...

Rise in extreme wildfires linked directly to emissions from oil companies in new study

As fires blaze in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., new research has drawn a direct and measurable link between carbon emissions traced back to the world's major...

If we're going to tackle worsening wildfires, we need to think different, say those who know

Wildfires are raging again this spring across Western Canada, with flames ripping through forests in parts of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.In Alberta alone,...

Quebec's new Airbnb legislation could be a model for Canada — and help ease the housing crisis

For years, Quebec has had what many experts viewed as one of the strongest laws in Canada to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms.Airbnb...

Before worrying about AI's threat to humankind, here's what else Canada can do

The headlines have been, to say the least, troubling.Most recently, Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called Godfather of AI, quit his post at Google and warned the rapid...

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