Armed conflict is this year's most urgent threat to our world, global leaders say
World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis
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Trudeau defends Canada's carbon tax and says it is being battered by misinformation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the remarks at the G20 and added the tax is among the world's strongest but "an easy political target" in Canada.
Cap the Crap: The alarming rise in climate denial in Canadian politics
Premier Danielle Smith’s latest PR push is fossil fuel propaganda. That’s why 350.org responded with “Cap the Crap,” a campaign to call out industry lies and fight for a strong emissions cap on Alberta's oil and gas sector.
Carmakers take aim at B.C. electric vehicle mandate
A survey concluded there is widespread opposition to British Columbia's plan to replace fossil fuel-powered vehicles with electric cars. But observers say the survey was crafted to heighten a sense of public discontent, rather than reflect the reality on the ground.
The words that wreck the world
Genevieve Guenther, author of a new book, The Language of Climate Politics, highlights the six key terms that shape the language of climate change.
A fireside chat
If you focus on the kind of fires we’re worried about — the extreme fires — it’s clear that climate change is driving an exponential increase.
How wildfires expose Canada's climate disinformation problem
Right-wing influencers and websites – including many that attacked pandemic-era public health measures – leveraged last year’s record-breaking wildfires to spread climate disinformation, researchers say.
CBC head Catherine Tait grilled by Tory MPs over executive bonuses
An appearance by the CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. at a parliamentary committee turned personal on Tuesday, even before Catherine Tait faced a barrage of questions from Conservative MPs over executive bonuses.
As measles spreads here is what's true and what is misinformation
Measles is making a comeback globally due to declining rates of routine childhood vaccinations, some due to missed appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sometimes what it takes is a ‘blue-collar truck driver’ from the Prairies to fight disinfo online
Monologues about the federal carbon tax abound on social media, but few are quite like Saskatchewan's Karl Hren's. Posted to TikTok on Monday, the clip shows the self-described "uneducated, white, blue-collar, oilpatch-working truck driver" clad in coveralls and nestled in the cab of his Kenworth truck ranting about the carbon tax.
A tough road ahead for journalism
When journalism jobs are lost, “news deserts” expand. They become prime land to be colonized by misinformation and disinformation campaigns and crusaders.
Climate change, war and AI on agenda as leaders meet in Davos
The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s gabfest of business, political and other elites in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland, which runs Tuesday through Friday.
AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says
False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report on Wednesday.
TikTok exec tells MPs the social media giant is not controlled by China
A TikTok executive faced off on Wednesday with Canadian lawmakers who have concerns that data from the app could end up in the hands of the Chinese government.
Even public transit isn’t immune to ‘total greenwashing’
For the past few weeks, buses in Canada's third-largest city have greeted passengers with massive advertisements pushing misleading information about the climate impacts of the country's natural gas industry.