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The hamlet of Gore, Que., had the foresight to start preparing for more intense annual flooding due to climate change a decade ago. That’s when the rural township 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal began quadrupling the size of its culverts to accommodate greater water flow under its roads. But that …
Read More »What the Rideau Canal’s ice woes tell us for Canada’s winter sport future – National
When Ottawa residents watch National Capital Commission crews working on the ice on the iconic Rideau Canal, they know winter is coming. On Tuesday, the NCC put out an alert for residents to keep off the ice, as winter is not quite here yet. “Winter is almost here, but not …
Read More »Ottawa set to unveil long-promised emissions cap for oil and gas sector
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 7, 2023 7:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Liberals will finally provide details on their long-promised oil and gas emissions cap Thursday. The policy is a critical piece of Canada’s long-term emissions reduction plan but Thursday’s framework …
Read More »COP28: A Canadian lawyer’s backchannel strategy to force polluters to act
With the United Nations’ climate conference, known as COP, underway in Dubai this week amid the usual delegate wrangling to phase out fossil fuels, one Canadian human rights lawyer at the annual event is promoting a different approach to compel nations to lower their emissions. Payam Akhavan made a name …
Read More »Climate change could cost Ontario billions as planet heats up: watchdog
Ontario’s financial watchdog is repeating warnings that the province’s roads, hospitals and other infrastructure are vulnerable to the high costs of climate change if significant changes are not made. The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released a report Wednesday outlining how the province could need to spend billions of …
Read More »Canada’s top court to deliver judgment on environmental assessment law – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 13, 2023 7:20 am Updated October 13, 2023 7:23 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s top court is expected to rule Friday on the validity of the federal government’s environmental assessment legislation. The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Impact …
Read More »‘The goal is to get our emissions to zero’: Winnipeg family part of Canada-wide climate challenge – Winnipeg
Brigette DePape and her husband Kari Rodriguez made New Year’s resolutions to reduce their household emissions. They decided to focus on transportation, home efficiency and composting. “We wanted to do something together as a family,” DePape said. DePape, a longtime climate activist, then came across the Live Net Zero Challenge. …
Read More »42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher
While wildfire season and evacuation alerts have become par for the course for many communities across Canada, for Indigenous people its far too frequent. “It’s a really disproportionate impact when Indigenous people only make up 5 per cent of the population in Canada but 42 per cent of wildfire evacuation …
Read More »Canada plans to finalize emissions cap by mid-2024: Guilbeault – National
Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector by mid-2024, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday. The government will table draft regulations on the plan by October and expects to publish the final regulations by …
Read More »Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova Scotia
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia — and the rest of the country — from raging wildfires to devastating flooding. A series of punishing thunderstorms dumped up to 250 millimetres of rain on Nova Scotia this weekend, killing at …
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