Parks

Montreal is often praised for its green initiatives but people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods often get short shrift when it comes to green spaces.

With many nations already on board, 30 by 30 might be one of the few successes coming out of COP15. If so, time will prove it a pyrrhic victory.

Research suggests visits to places with birdlife could be prescribed by doctors to improve emotional well-being.

Despite the best efforts of park volunteers like Cynthia Dwyer, Canadian cities are losing greenspace, a Statistics Canada report shows.

The pandemic has given many of us a chance to make stronger connections with the natural world.

The natural regions Canada protects don’t line up that well with where Canadians actually need them, research suggests.

Side-effects may include greater longevity, increased energy and improved pain management

Calgary's mayor is warning citizens "don't be like Toronto" and congregate in large numbers in parks.

Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours but is still falling far short of the number of daily tests the country's chief public health officer said last month should soon be possible.

An already grim employment toll looked set to worsen on Thursday, April 2, 2020, as authorities pondered further tightening restrictions on people and businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep the pandemic from suffocating the health-care system.

A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded on Thursday, January 30, 2020, that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is harmful.

With Jakarta jammed and sinking, the Indonesian government has chosen Borneo as the site of its new capital, which it promises to make a “forest city.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising government money for parks, conservation areas and the completion of the Trans Canada trail.