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Those of us who dedicate our lives to this effort, in whatever setting we choose to work, do it because we love our families, our children, the lake we swam in as teenagers, the communities we have seen suffer as weather gets more extreme and sea levels rise, writes Catherine Abreu, executive director of Climate Action Network.

A small non-profit group is encouraging Ontario voters to donate to environmentally-conscious candidates from across the political spectrum and across the province, seeing it as a way to boost green policies not necessarily addressed by local candidates.

Covered in fake blood, dozens of people staged a 'die-in' in front of the gates of a Kinder Morgan pipeline terminal on Burnaby Mountain on Wednesday.

British Columbia's court case over the flow of heavy oil through the province could be damaged by the NDP government's previous positions against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a legal expert.

Premier John Horgan says he's concerned and surprised that Alberta's latest move in an escalating pipeline feud is legislation that could drive up British Columbia's already sky-high gas prices.

Last June, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan hung out the "we're hiring" sign and dangled grants of up to $1 million to try and lure some of the best and brightest international researchers to come to work in Canada.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to turn off the oil taps in a fight with British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The federal government appears poised to commit what some believe could be a significant amount of cash in next week's budget to protect more of Canada's lands, inland waters and oceans.

A dozen environmental groups in Quebec are asking Quebec City and Ottawa to stop a major expansion project by the port of Montreal to preserve species at risk.

Opposition to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline has followed Justin Trudeau to sunny California, where protesters demonstrated on Friday outside the hotel where the prime minister was holding meetings with top state officials.

A few months ahead of provincial elections in Quebec, a group of experts supported by think tanks and Quebec's chief scientist are calling for "necessary" changes in the government's approach to climate change.

David Suzuki asks whether many-legged, cold-blooded critters are the key to minimizing humanity's environmental footprint.

British Columbia's premier says his government is trying to protect the province, not be provocative, over a proposed ban on an increase of diluted bitumen shipped from the west coast.

Canada will be hosting an annoyed and angry United States as the sixth round of talks in the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation unfold over the coming week.

Photographer James Whitlow Delano hopes to harness the power of Instagram to raise awareness about climate change around the world.