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- The Supreme Court of Canada begins hearing appeals in three cases on Sept. 22 to determine whether Ottawa’s national carbon price is constitutional. Appellate courts in Saskatchewan and Ontario had previously upheld the...
- Canada's last Arctic ice shelf has collapsed Tue, 11 Aug 20, 3:30amThe Milne Ice Shelf, the largest remaining intact ice shelf in Canada, has collapsed. According to researchers studying the Milne Ice Shelf, the ice shelf collapsed in just two days at the end of July and lost about 40% of...
- US demand for clean energy destroying Canada's environment, indigenous peoples say Mon, 22 Jun 20, 8:00pmPush is inadvertently causing long-term environmental damage to the traditional hunting grounds on Inuit public lands
- LEED Gold-targeted library and community park has otherworldly appeal Sat, 2 May 20, 2:30amToronto-based architecture firm RDHA has completed the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park, a new inclusive gathering space for Brampton, a city located about 45 minutes west of Toronto...
- Polluter bailouts and lobbying during Covid-19 pandemic Fri, 17 Apr 20, 7:00pmFrom tar sands oil to aviation, global business sectors have called for suspension of environmental protections
- Green-roofed Honey Bee Research Centre targets LEED Gold Thu, 26 Mar 20, 4:30amToronto-based architecture firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects has unveiled renderings for the new Honey Bee Research Centre, a state-of-the-art research and education facility for promoting honeybee health and awareness...
- Oil price may fall to $10 a barrel as world runs out of storage space Wed, 25 Mar 20, 5:00pmFacilities thought to be 75% full with Saudi Arabia due to ramp up output as demand falters amid coronavirus shutdowns
- Canadas first net-zero carbon, mass-timber college building to rise in Toronto Wed, 4 Mar 20, 2:30amThe Centennial College in Toronto will soon make history with the addition of Canada’s first net-zero carbon, mass timber college building. Designed in collaboration with construction services company EllisDon as well as...
- York Universitys new green-roofed student center celebrates inclusivity Tue, 3 Mar 20, 5:30amAfter overwhelmingly voting in favor of a second campus building devoted solely to student space, students at Toronto’s York University have welcomed a new student center with an inspiring emphasis on inclusivity and sustainability...
- Mining Company Withdraws From $20B Oil Sands Project — Citing Trudeau’s Environmental Policies Wed, 26 Feb 20, 5:00pmFrom The Daily Caller David Krayden Ottawa Bureau Chief February 24, 2020 10:23 AM ET Canada’s Teck Resources Ltd. has withdrew its application for a $20.6 billion Alberta oil sands project because the Trudeau government’s...
- Canadian mining giant withdraws plans for C$20bn tar sands project Tue, 25 Feb 20, 2:36amTeck Resources’ surprise decision drew outrage from politicians in oil-rich Alberta and cheers from environmental groups
- As Nobel prize winners, we demand Justin Trudeau stop the Teck Frontier mine | Nobel prize winners Fri, 21 Feb 20, 10:30pmAll new projects that enable fossil fuel growth are an affront to our state of climate emergency. It is a disgrace Canada is considering them
- Canadian police had 'no authority' to search pipeline activists, says watchdog Fri, 21 Feb 20, 8:12amLetter offers scathing criticism of police’s tactics against Wet’suwet’en people amid growing protest over gas pipeline
- New train blockade piles pressure on Trudeau in Wet'suwet'en pipeline fight Thu, 20 Feb 20, 8:03amGroup of about 20 blocked Canadian National Railway Co rail line near Edmonton, capital of the western province of Alberta
- More protesters block train tracks in Wet'suwet'en pipeline fight Thu, 20 Feb 20, 4:24amGroup of about 20 blocked Canadian National Railway Co rail line near Edmonton, capital of the western province of Alberta