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Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. The B.C. coroner’s report into the deaths of 619 …
Read More »B.C. is making changes after 619 people died from extreme heat last year. But will it be enough?
Jeanne Hansen’s sister Tracey McKinlay died as a result of extreme heat on June 28, 2021. “It’s hard not to feel guilty,” Hansen said. “We should have done a little bit more, you know, phoning Tracey wasn’t enough.” She wishes she’d gone to her sister’s apartment in New Westminster, B.C., …
Read More »In Ukraine’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ volunteers show they can take the heat
Several days into the merciless shelling of Kharkiv by Russian forces, Elena Dolzhenko decided she’d had enough of sitting on the sidelines. She spent the late-winter days immediately following the invasion on her phone, trying to help panicked volunteer organizations deal with an overwhelming number of cries for help from thousands of …
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