Canada’s Liberals edge closer to majority after Conservative lawmaker crosses floor Rookie Michael Ma leaves Conservative party for ‘steady, practical approach’ of Mark Carney’s government The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2025
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media? Canadian politicians have increasingly taken to social media to campaign as well as communicate with constituents, sharing updates on policies, local events, emergencies or government initiatives. The Conversation · Nov 16, 2025
Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls Program is meant to help the endangered northern spotted owl – and it’s only C$5! – but rat lovers are not amused The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2025
Canada’s carbon tax is popular, innovative and helps save the planet – but now it faces the axe As prime minister Justin Trudeau trails in polls, opposition seek to persuade voters environmental policy is a burden The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Campaign Is Only Meme Deep. Can It Be Sustained? The danger in trying to engineer viral moments The Walrus · Aug 19, 2024
Quebec's electric avenue lures Australian mining talent Aussies can bring expertise to Canada's critical minerals industry as it forges an electric avenue to battery manufacturers and car makers, the government says. AAP · Jun 29, 2024
Advocates welcome passage of bill to tackle environmental racism in Canada Advocates say Canada’s first environmental justice law will help chart scale of problem, address negative health impact. Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2024
Talks On Global Plastic Treaty Begin In Canada Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday to agree a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and within human blood and breast milk. International Business Times · Apr 23, 2024
Brian Eno starts climate activist army His non-violent think tank aims to drive change through art and conversation Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
OPEC Push On Fossil Fuels Draws Ire At Climate Talks Negotiations over the future of fossil fuels heated up at UN climate talks on Saturday, with OPEC catching flak over the oil cartel's push to block any phase-out in the final deal. International Business Times · Dec 9, 2023
Rich countries hit $100bn climate finance goal two years late, data shows Annual funding promise made in 2009 to help poor countries deal with climate crisis had original 2020 target The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023
Canada rejects request to protect northern spotted owl habitat One wild-born owl remains in British Columbia, where logging concerns have destroyed the species’s old-growth forest home The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2023
Canada launches first-ever national climate adaptation strategy Plan seeks to address needs related to increased flooding, wildfires, melting permafrost and other climate-relate risks. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 ‘I still can’t get over the fact we did it’: what it felt like to seal historic Cop15 deal The global agreement to protect nature was signed in Montreal in December. Six months on, key figures remember the moment and consider what lies ahead
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Activists take Canada’s environment minister to court in fight to save northern spotted owl Advocacy group says continued destruction of critical habitat leaves it no choice but to take legal action against Steven Guilbeault
The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2023 Canada’s decision to expand container port is ‘death sentence’ for marine life Environmentalists decry move but natural resources minister says doubling of Vancouver terminal’s size is needed to meet expected demand
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023 Canadian minister calls for emergency order to save country’s last spotted owls Steven Guilbeault wants to block logging of critical old-growth forest to prevent owls from going extinct in British Columbia
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 ‘Embrace history’: UN environment chief calls for immediate action on Cop15 deal Inger Andersen said we must not ‘pause for a second’ as we ‘change the relationship between people and nature’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 ‘Crucial’ Cop15 deal includes target to protect 30% of nature on Earth by 2030 Environmental groups and ministers have praised the ambition of the agreement, which also places emphasis on Indigenous rights
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022 Biodiversity talks in final days with many issues unresolved Negotiators at a United Nations conference have yet to resolve how to protect biodiversity and provide funding to poor countries as talks reach their their final stages
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Humanity has become ‘weapon of mass extinction’, UN head tells Cop15 launch António Guterres calls for end to destruction of nature as Canada pushes proposal to protect 30% of Earth
The Conversation · Nov 27, 2022 COP27 'loss and damage' fund: A historic decision amid discouraging results The recent COP27 climate conference was billed as the moment to implement the climate change commitments states made at COP21, held in Paris in December 2015.
Reuters · Nov 24, 2022 Canada to invest C$1.6 billion in first national climate adaptation strategy Canada published its first ever national climate adaptation strategy on Thursday, including C$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) in new federal funding commitments to help protect communities against the increasing impacts of global warming.
Reuters · Nov 17, 2022 Exclusive-Canada's Trudeau to attend U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend next month's U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal, the country's environment minister said on Thursday - despite the event's official host China plan to send no invitations to world leaders.