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Two plumes of black smoke and fire rise from an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates.

War in the Gulf will only accelerate oil’s long-term decline

Dozens of people stand around the mechanical room.

Ontario’s nuclear push risks another costly policy failure

Two cows photographed from below with a blue sky with puffy clouds in the background.

Food security needs to be part of Canada’s defence strategy

A windswept street corner with no sign of life.

When a major employer closes, the whole community feels it 

Rows of agricultural fields are partly submerged.

Why is climate adaptation so difficult for Canada?

Dozens of ministers stand in a family photo while a dozen photographers jockey for the shot in the foreground.

Can a U.S.-led critical minerals strategy deliver for climate and Canada?

Aerial view of a waterside rural First Nations community.

Court rulings confirm duty to provide housing and safe water for First Nations. Now what?

A large red sun behind an overpass with traffic in the foreground.

Why new EVs alone won’t deliver Canada’s biggest health gains

Climate policy is missing in action in Saskatchewan election

The river runs parallel to the highway. Its waters are brown and moving, spilling onto the lowest stretch of road. Traffic is stopped in several lanes, unable to proceed. The river is lined with some trees. In the distance are some downtown towers.

Inclusive approach to climate-change adaptation is needed in Canada

For Canada, the 15-minute city is made trickier by sprawl

Canada needs an immediate strategy for Africa

Illustrations of a key lock and sign-in fields hover over the keys of a laptop.

Siloed climate data needs to be opened up and shared

Hey Australia, Ontario is no model for energy and climate policy

A woman fishes in a small shallow channel cutting through a field as her granddaughter dozes off on her back.

Putting women and girls front and centre in climate leadership

The unit is white and tan and is mounted on a bracket sitting several feet off the ground. The building has light grey wooden siding, and a single narrow window sits above the unit.

Financial incentives alone are not enough to get more heat pumps in homes

Eight lanes of traffic are shown. Most lanes are bumper to bumper. The green-and-white commuter train passes on tracks running parallel to the highway.

Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

G7 leaders including Justin Truddeau and Joe Biden lined up for a photo at the G& meeting hosted in Italy in 2024.

Canada’s G7 presidency in 2025 a chance to address two critical areas

Seen from the side of a length of rail line, the locomotive is yellow with an illustration of a waving American flag painted on its side.

A new trade policy for the “geopolitical turn”

How Canada can better adapt to extreme weather

A two-lane highway leads down a hill toward a flat area surrounded by snow-peaked mountains. In the foreground is covered in dense patches of evergreens. Alongside the road is yellowing brush.

Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

Three trucks with cargo containers drive into an area with stacks of containers.

The problem with low-carbon fuels for road freight

A paramedic stands among eight or nine patients in a hallway.

The end-of-life care, environment and health system ‘polycrisis’ needs a new approach

Dark mist swirls on a white sky, with dark mountains all around. Dark lichen-covered boulders sit amid golden tall grass in the foreground.

Looking North: Pension funds are key to developing Canada’s critical minerals

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