Jordan Omstead
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Toronto inches forward on potential fossil fuel advertising ban
It's latest in a series of city-level moves across Canada, including in Ottawa and Montreal, to look at greenwashing, a term for ads that make misleading or false environmental claims.
PBO updates carbon rebate report after error — finds same conclusion
Yves Giroux says today's report still finds the vast majority of households get back more in rebates than they pay through the carbon price — but once broader economic effects are factored in, those gains are wiped out for most, except for some lower-income earners.
Canada lowers emissions in 2023, but must accelerate to hit key targets: report
Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions.
Last summer's wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study
The study published Wednesday in the journal Nature says only China, India and the United States release more carbon per year than Canada's 2023 wildfires did from May to September.
Climate change made record-breaking Eastern Canada heat wave 'much more likely'
Environment and Climate Change Canada says the results of its rapid analysis into the mid-June heat wave over parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada show it was made two to ten times more likely due to climate change.
When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can make the link to climate change — fast
The heat wave that gripped Eastern Canada last week brought stifling conditions, put pressure on the electricity grid and broke several temperature records as residents sweltered.
Will Toronto legislate a maximum temperature for apartments?
Similar to the way landlords must keep units heated when it's cold, a coalition of tenant advocates wants the city to legislate protections to keep residences no warmer than 26 degrees when outdoor temperatures increase.
Toronto's drug decriminalization bid uncertain after B.C. reverses course
Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia's backtracking on the issue have hurt the city's application.
Clouds could mar eclipse in some places
Cloud cover could be what stands – or floats –between the solar eclipse and throngs gathered along the path of totality in Canada.
Enviro groups call for review of Canada's underreported forestry emissions
Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of Canada's forestry sector emissions, saying the current scope fails to address their concerns about underreporting.