Bob Weber
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Lawsuit: Exxon accused of lowballing oil sands climate risk
Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a court battle in New York this week that legal experts say could affect future climate lawsuits in Canada.
Permafrost emits more carbon in winter than plants absorb in summer: study
Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer.
Wood pulp, steel cables: Scientists study how to make ice roads last longer
The road should have been frozen solid, but it was anything but.
'Most critical problem we're facing:' Medical groups urge climate change action
Canada's medical professionals are presenting a solid front during the federal election campaign to urge political parties to take climate change seriously as a public-health issue.
Climate change threatens crops, water for billions around globe: study
Canadian research is part of an extensive global climate change study that has found billions of the world's poorest people are at risk.
Climate change threatens extinction for most birds, especially in Canada: report
Climate change threatens extinction for two-thirds of bird species across North America, including almost all of those filling the forests and tundra of northern Canada, says an extensive report.
Inuit combine nine different scripts for writing Inuktitut into one
Inuit are hoping to use the alphabet to help keep their far-flung people together.
'Job intensive:' Study says clean energy fast track to employment growth
New research says job growth from clean energy will dramatically outpace that from fossil fuels over the next decade — as long as future Canadian governments maintain or increase attempts to fight climate change.
Names of children who died in residential schools released in sombre ceremony
Rose Mary Wolfe in Lestock, Saskatchewan. Bella Johnson in Whitefish Lake, Alberta. Jacob Grey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. James Paul in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.
Five meals a week: Scientists audit garbage to assess household food waste
Scientists spent weeks up to their elbows in coffee grounds and banana peels to come up with what they say is the most accurate measure yet of how much food is wasted in Canadian kitchens.