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‘I once saw a giraffe scalp a man in front of me’: Neko Case has thoughts on nature
Once while driving through the Rockies in B.C., I saw the most incredible northern lights I have ever witnessed. They were ...
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Trump ‘doesn’t need’ Canada’s oil — and Alberta opens the Rockies for strip mining
Meanwhile, the government is promoting another opportunity for U.S. hunters to come shoot things here off-season ...
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Toronto-area national park to grow as feds scrap airport plan
The federal government is cancelling plans for an airport in Pickering, east of Toronto, and transferring land for the ...
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There’s no point in despair when there’s so much to hope for
More than a decade into environmental journalism, my message remains the same: we must remain hopeful — even when the forces at play want us to give up ...
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A climate activist is facing deportation from Canada — again
If Zain Haq is forced to leave, Canada could become one of the first countries to ever deport a climate activist. Elizabeth ...
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How little birds wearing tiny backpacks can help us solve big problems
White-throated sparrows teach each other new songs on migration stop-overs. Dainty Tennessee warblers make unexpectedly long ...
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Rebecca Gao
Rebecca Gao is a Toronto-based journalist writing about sustainability, food, culture and health. In 2021, the federal government listed “plastic manufactured items” as a toxic substance under the ...
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Canada’s plastics ban and the group that wants to scrap it
An industry coalition won a court case challenging Canada's plastic ban on single-use items. The government appealed. What's ...
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New marching orders are in for B.C.’s cabinet. They sideline the environment, observers warn
The BC NDP premier put economic development and faster permitting front and center in the new marching orders for cabinet ...