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In electing Avi Lewis as leader, the federal NDP appears to have turned its back on the party’s roots as a movement focused on improving the...
In Amsterdam, a bicycle is not a quirky accessory. It is standard urban infrastructure. That sight left me curious about its implications for mobility...
With a belief that the climate crisis is as much an emotional and mental challenge as a physical one, 23-year-old Brampton, Ont. native Jashan Gill...
New research from the climate think tank InfluenceMap finds that negative lobbying by the fossil fuel industry has been highly effective over the last...
The more than four million Canadians who live in places that could potentially experience workplace disruption need measures to address the wider...
It would be a mistake to assume the disapproval of provincial NDP in the West is a sign that Lewis will not be able to breathe new life into the...
Aaron Gunn is just the latest Conservative politician to argue — unwittingly — for the policies and priorities that were found in Pierre Trudeau's...
Because of a precedent set by several cases in US courts, it is likely that online platforms will finally be judged like any other consumer-facing...
The NDP needs to view Lewis’ nomination as the start, not the end, of serious soul-searching about its connection to the working class it was...
Stephen Lewis was a movement leader, a brilliant orator, one of Canada's most consequential UN ambassadors and a driver of change for HIV/AIDS...
We will not grow our electricity system affordably if our strategy is narrowly focused on physical infrastructure and risky megaprojects.
Kiethan Theva is shifting Toronto’s coffee-drinking culture. The 23-year-old from Scarborough, Ontario, is building a network to help...
It isn't the target set out in the Paris agreement, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere or the record-breaking string of record-hot years. Now,...
The war in Iran has changed the world. When will Canada’s pipeline-obsessed politicians realize it?
Our markets should recognize that better buildings create benefits across health, insurance, energy and housing.
There may be some suitable Alberta data centre locations, but the proposals to build in drought-prone areas seem far too risky
Whether it’s still safe to travel to the US is the discussion we need to be having.
A national electricity grid would be a nation-building move that strengthens energy security, lowers household costs and puts Canada on the path to...
While the RCMP and Privy Council's Office are saying there is no evidence of foreign interference or transnational oppression, Canada's intelligence...
A survey conducted for Clean Energy Canada found the top three reasons people chose a heat pump were lower energy bills, air conditioning or other...
Government investment may be needed to help land the financing needed to get the BC facility afloat.
The Supreme Court of Canada gets to decide whether Quebec's Bill 21 is constitutional — and how far provincial legislatures can go in overriding our...
A 19th century invention is responsible for the solar technology that soon will be contending with coal and natural gas as a primary source of energy.
Jacob Gerard, a 23-year-old wildlife biologist, storyteller and photographer from Ajax, Ont., has created a beautiful web-based story map called...
No, the carbon tax didn't meaningfully add to food price inflation in Canada. But that never stopped Conservative politicians and pundits from...
The telltale plume of hot water has been spreading in the Eastern Pacific and the world’s forecasters are converging on agreement that an El Niño...
Building climate-resilient communities requires more investment in Canada’s local news outlets while facing the reality that social media platforms...
On a vital matter such as separation, it’s important for pollsters to ask Canadians if they understand what breaking away could entail.
When Ontario Conservative MP Andrew Lawton nominated Don Cherry for the Order of Canada, it didn't seem like a big deal. But then the party apparatus...
As climate change intensifies, so too will water bankruptcy — and its outsized effect on women and girls.
The majority of Canadians now see the United States as more foe than friend. But the Conservative leader begs to differ.
If Prime Minister Mark Carney is asked to join the war on Iran or the Hormuz protection brigade, Canada should follow Germany’s lead and respond...
The “RBC 5” sit-in was my fourth arrest since 2019 for nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at preventing climate breakdown.
Considering Lori Idlout stated that she would do what is best for her constituents, there is no doubt that being on the government benches is better...
Instead of sowing doubt about the science of climate change and denying the need for a green transition, the industries and their promoters play for...
Mackenzie Burnett explores the overlap between extractive industry and Indigenous concepts of land restoration. She also draws people into...
Freedom-of-information laws are imperfect, but they're also fundamental to investigative reporting — and in Ontario's case, they've revealed some of...
Land acknowledgments are easy, even if some people insist on complaining about them. It's when Indigenous rights intersect with our own that the...
It should be easier to reuse and get more value out of the goods we consume, but it's not really a thing we do in Canada.
The party is down to just six members of parliament, a number that may shrink in the days to come. Can Avi Lewis, the overwhelming favourite to become...
The story of the Pathways Alliance/Oil Sands Alliance comes right out of the predictable Big Oil playbook — pushing for more deregulation.
For years, researchers and oil and gas engineers have suspected there’s a lot more methane being emitted than was being reported.
The biggest sacrifice aspiring politicians make in this age of social media is the loss of privacy — or even worse, the incessant nasty trolling...
By citing national security when refusing to speak about potential foreign interference from the Indian government, the prime minister is making the...
Trump’s attack on Iran is a short-term gift to Alberta’s oil patch — which goes a long way to explaining Prime Minister Mark Carney's weak response.
As the world’s biggest petrostate bombs the runner-up in fossil gas reserves (and number 3 in oil reserves), the rest of the world is looking for an...
Milad Rajabi came to Canada as a refugee in 2023. Now a permanent resident, he helps other newcomers adjust to life here.
By strengthening regional and national critical infrastructure to withstand a changing climate, we can simultaneously strengthen sovereignty and...
At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest...
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