For Maui, returning home means confronting toxic risks
A growing body of research shows that wildfires leave a trail of dangerous chemicals behind.
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It may be time to say goodbye to the house with an ocean view
In Nova Scotia, all eyes are on the Coastal Protection Act, which will decide where it's safe to build new homes and buildings along the shoreline of the province as sea levels rise and climate change contributes to greater erosion and flooding.
Salmon at stake in new sport fishery fight
A program created to sustain B.C.'s $8.3-billion sport fishing industry amid widespread fishing closures is under fire from environmentalists and some First Nations concerned it is harming threatened wild chinook salmon.
Autoworkers seek to ensure their place in industry’s shift to EVs
Unifor autoworkers at Stellantis, General Motors and Ford are poised to strike over wages, pensions and support for the transition to electric vehicle manufacturing jobs, if necessary.
Online News Act seeks to pry $230 million from Google, Meta for news organizations
Federal officials estimate Google would need to offer $172 million and Facebook $62 million in annual compensation to satisfy criteria they're proposing be used to give exemptions under the Online News Act, a bill passed over the summer that will force tech companies to broker deals with media companies whose work they link to or repurpose.
NDP calls for another housing benefit payment as cost of living soars
The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
N.W.T. officials braced for uphill battle against Hay River wildfire
A wildfire official says the town of Hay River will be at risk over the next few days with strong winds and high temperatures making a dangerous situation even worse.
Canada continues pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is broadening its pushback against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
Pushy bears force 160 firefighters out of B.C. Interior camp
About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in British Columbia's Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persistent bear activity."
When you give homeless people money, here's how they spend it
Instead of blowing the windfall on "temptation goods", such as alcohol, drugs or cigarettes, they spent it on rent, clothing and food, the study led by University of British Columbia researcher Jiaying Zhao found.
B.C. Premier David Eby asks Bank of Canada governor to stop interest rate hikes
In a letter Thursday to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, Eby urged him to consider the "human impact" of rate hikes, which the bank has employed as an anti-inflationary measure, before making a decision next Wednesday.
Nearly half of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque as Tory support grows
A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, and young people are more likely to say their finances are in poor shape.
Meet the grocer tackling ‘tragic’ wasted food
Anthony Sullivan is upfront when he talks about wasted food. Every day, his Vancouver-area grocery store is left with a "wild" amount of fruits, vegetables and other foods customers don't want to buy. While he can donate much of the bounty, the loss still bothers him.
Dengue fever cases surge as temperatures soar
Experts say a tangled web of factors is driving global spikes in dengue, but one culprit stands out — climate change.
Don’t test me, Danielle Smith warns feds ahead of climate peace talks
As a working group to find common ground on energy policies gets underway, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is doubling down on her fight against the federal government.