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Mexico is about to experience its ‘highest temperatures ever recorded’ as death toll climbs
Mexico is about to experience its ‘highest temperatures ever recorded’ as death toll climbs The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has killed dozens of people across multiple states The sun rises amid high temperatures in Mexico City on Thursday. Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions […]
Buying and selling water is a reality in Alberta — sometimes for big money
Buying and selling water is a reality in Alberta — sometimes for big money Benchmark prices have been set in the water market, but it remains broadly opaque Rising demand, dwindling supply: southern Alberta’s water dilemma As water scarcity intensifies, farmers, cities and businesses in southern Alberta are under pressure to find sustainable water solutions. […]
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire Evacuees directed to Cold Lake, Edmonton for accommodation A highway camera photo shows traffic in Fort McMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. […]
El Niño is nearing its end. Does that mean global temperatures will cool down in 2024?
El Niño is nearing its end. Does that mean global temperatures will cool down in 2024? March was the 10th month in a row with record-breaking temperatures A view of a digital sign displaying the high temperature in Death Valley, Calif., on July 15, 2023. Global temperatures hit a record that month, and the year […]
No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch
No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch Water shortages could have devastating effect on oil and gas sector, says new report Pumpjacks pull oil from the ground near Three Hills, Alta. Limited water supply could have significant effects on the production of oil and gas, warns a new report. […]
Logging industry targeted B.C. old-growth forests for more than a century, SFU study finds
Logging industry targeted B.C. old-growth forests for more than a century, SFU study finds Ken Lertzman’s paper shows between 1860 and 2016, 87 per cent of logging took place in old-growth forests A man walks past an old growth tree in Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew, B.C. A new paper published by Simon Fraser University […]
Speaking Freely
Speaking Freely Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images For months now, I’ve been getting complaints about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where I’ve worked as a TV and radio producer, and occasional on-air columnist, for much of the past decade. People want to know why, for example, […]
Buying our way out of pandemic malaise is hurting the planet, experts say
Buying our way out of pandemic malaise is hurting the planet, experts say Some say the emphasis should be on well-being rather than economic growth People line up to shop in Toronto. As COVID-19 cases eased in recent months, provinces have relaxed restrictions and encouraged people to spend again. But the emphasis on economic growth […]
What’s really behind the Ford government’s push to pave protected wetland in Pickering
What’s really behind the Ford government’s push to pave protected wetland in Pickering Rival developers competing to host Canada’s biggest retail warehouse, which sources say is for Amazon Roughly half of this property in Pickering, owned by Triple Group, is classed as a protected wetland. If approved for development, commercial real estate analysts say it […]
Pandemic ‘poses particular challenges’ for food processing plants: Freeland
Pandemic ‘poses particular challenges’ for food processing plants: Freeland Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau warns labour shortages could affect the food supply Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is working on ways to support Canada’s food processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to concerns about labour shortages. “I am so grateful to all […]
‘This will not be contained’: Experts cast doubt that spread of COVID-19 can be stopped
‘This will not be contained’: Experts cast doubt that spread of COVID-19 can be stopped Outside China, there have been more than 7,000 cases in 60 countries and more than 100 deaths While the World Health Organization has said the risk of COVID-19 spreading worldwide is now “very high”, officials have suggested that efforts to combat the coronavirus are still […]
‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis
‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis Global investment of more than $1 trillion in planned LNG plants at risk There’s no question that when you burn it, methane, the main component of natural gas, is much cleaner than coal. With that in mind, you might think a newly released report […]
Two Pipelines Shut Down After 43 Barrels of Crude Leak into Missouri Soil
Two Pipelines Shut Down After 43 Barrels of Crude Leak into Missouri Soil Parts of two pipelines owned by controversial Canadian pipeline companies remained shut down Thursday following the discovery of a leak near St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, CBC News reported. Both TransCanada‘s Keystone pipeline and Enbridge‘s Platte pipeline run parallel to each other through the area. The Keystone […]
Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather
Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather Road conditions and extreme cold making it hard for trucks to deliver gas Drivers in Toronto are having a hard time finding gas this week thanks to a stretch of heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures. (The Associated Press)7 comments After a week of snow, […]
What slowdown? Vancouver and Toronto real estate markets still hot and unaffordable for many
What slowdown? Vancouver and Toronto real estate markets still hot and unaffordable for many Housing prices are once again climbing in Vancouver and Toronto may soon follow Emelia Symington Fedy with her partner, Christie Watson, and two children in Vancouver — the city the family is leaving because they can’t afford to live there. (Emelia […]
