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Saskatchewan power line Alt text: Power line runs through the flat Prairie landscape.

Saskatchewan needs a framework for Crown infrastructure deals

Six people are gathered around the rhino on the ground.

Where does Canada stand on international environmental crime?

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

A wind turbine next to a coal-fired power plant with smokestacks belching smoke and power lines in the background.

Two uncomfortable climate truths

One of the signs held up says “help me now” and has a blue and green drawing of a crying planet earth.

Beyond carbon pricing: a fairer way to drive climate policy

An overhead view of a combine harvester cutting a swath through a field of brown plants, alongside a tractor towing a grain trailer.

Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security

White house in the background on a sloping lot covered with green grass and yellow flowers.

Making homes affordable while cutting emissions in Canada

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

Doug Ford waves at a photographer as he walks into a room with brick walls and a monitor on the wall.

Doug Ford avoids hard questions to ‘get it done’ in Ontario

Un petit groupe de manifestants, dont une femme en fauteuil roulant battant un petit tambour, se rassemble à côté d'une banderole représentant un poisson et des cœurs avec les mots « Nous sommes ici pour protéger l'eau ».

Minority language media outlets treat Indigenous issues differently

The rusted openings of dozens of rusting pipes stacked with a blue sky above.

Regulators should remain independent as Canada moves away from fossil fuels

A river rushes past a temporary flood barrier attempting to protect several river-front houses. Standing water visible behind the barrier.

High and dry: The rising tide of flood risks and the insurance dilemma

It’s time to index fuel taxes

A black and white photo of Mila and Brian Mulroney at a political convention surrounded by supporters with signs.

The Mulroney years: Transformation and tumult

Federal government must step up transit funding to cut emissions

A length of pipe hovers over snow-covered ground on the Prairie, held up by a strap held by a crane lift.

First Nations need equity to help drive a cleaner Canadian economy

Environ 35 personnes se tiennent derrière une longue pancarte qu'elles tiennent à la main. La plupart d'entre elles ont le poing levé et toutes sourient. Derrière eux se trouve une collection de mâts de drapeaux étroitement espacés, portant les drapeaux colorés de nombreux pays. Tous pendent mollement. Derrière les drapeaux se trouve une rangée de palmiers.

Without fairness and finance, the energy transition won’t be fast

When the economy becomes an obsession

An aerial photo of the town shows the street grid of the commercial and residential areas bordered by an inland waterway on one side and the harbor on the other, with eight jetties dotted with ships and sailing vessels. Some of the waterfront buildings are bright red or blue.

Why the carbon tax often costs more in Atlantic Canada

The man is standing a few feet from his bungalow with water blasting from a hose in his hands. He is aiming the water spray at the roof. The house is surrounded by a dense stand of tall trees on one side. In the distance, smoke fills the air, which has a warm-coloured haze.

Failure to communicate clearly to the public is hurting climate-change action

Cities can speed up climate action by slowing down traffic

A blue electric vehicle with a black cable attached to it.

Shaping the future of Canadian industry with zero-emission vehicles

Bolder action is needed from Canada to prevent global plastic waste dumping

A beige, stone bungalow is surrounded by brown-ish water that is about five feet high. The basement-level doors and windows are three-quarters under water. Mature trees surround the house.

Government leadership in flood protection is overdue

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