Tiny aerosols present a big challenge for global warming
Fossil fuels are rapidly heating the planet, but their aerosols also help cool it. Just how much, though, is a major uncertainty in climate science.
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Bank of Canada experiences first loss in its history: $522 million
The Bank of Canada lost $522 million in the third quarter of this year, marking the first loss in its 87-year history.
Ontario First Nation and environmental group join in residential school searches
A First Nation in Ontario is working with a Winnipeg environmental assessment firm to help communities investigate sites of former residential schools with an Indigenous-led approach.
TC Energy predicts cost of Coastal GasLink pipeline project will rise
TC Energy Corp. is expecting what it calls a "material increase" in the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline project.
Chinese protesters deserve free speech, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says everyone in China should be allowed to express themselves amid Beijing's crackdown on COVID-19. He also says an Ottawa university should not have barred reporters from filming China's ambassador this week.
Social media was key to 'Freedom Convoy' protest, expert tells inquiry
Social media acted as the "central nervous system" of the "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa last winter, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, as it considered the role of misinformation in the lead up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act.
Enbridge buys 30 per cent ownership stake in Woodfibre LNG
Enbridge Inc. says it has completed a previously announced transaction giving it a 30 per cent ownership stake in the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney resigns his Calgary seat
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney resigned as a member of the legislature on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the same day his successor introduced her flagship sovereignty bill in the legislature, of which he had been a staunch critic.
How Alberta's proposed sovereignty act would work
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, her signature bill called the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act.
Senators ask Governor General to remove ‘Honourable’ from Don Meredith's title
Senators have voted to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to have their former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title.
Will and Kate off to Boston to seek out environmental entrepreneurs
The first overseas trip by the Prince and Princess of Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II begins on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, an occasion to show the world as much about who they are not as who they are.
Russ Diabo joins Assembly of First Nations as adviser to national chief
Russ Diabo will advise National Chief RoseAnne Archibald on specific files like AFN restructuring, self-government agreements and Bill C-15, Canada's application of UNDRIP.
Ontario Greens call for integrity inquiry into Ford's Greenbelt land development
Ontario Greens are calling for an integrity probe after the Opposition NDP asked the province's auditor-general to calculate the spike in value of property suddenly at risk of losing its Greenbelt status.
Canada outlines state of wild species ahead of Montreal biodiversity conference
At least 2,253 species are at risk of being wiped out, according to a comprehensive new report on the status of wild plants, animals, insects and fungi in Canada.