CLIMATE CHANGE
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Declaração contra alterações climáticas assinada no Funchal
A iniciar a sessão estiveram Nuno Campilho, Vice-Presidente da APDA, Amílcar Gonçalves, Presidente do Conselho de Administração da ARM –…
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Western Canada’s heat wave is ‘unprecedented.’ Scientists say it will become more common with climate change
Climate scientists are cautious about citing climate change as the cause of any specific weather event. But some say evidence…
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Climate change means even more parts of Canada will need to prepare for stronger hurricanes, report suggests
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes.…
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Expect to pay a lot more for groceries next year, thanks to climate change and COVID-19
The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and…
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Trudeau unveils new net-zero emissions plan to meet climate change targets
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson tabled new legislation today that would force current and future federal governments to set binding…
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Ford government risks missing climate change targets, Ontario auditor general says
Ontario's auditor general says the province is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets because the issue…
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U.S. toilet paper production is wiping out Canada’s boreal forest, report claims
The toilet paper crisis of 2020 will probably be remembered as a strange and humorous aside to the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
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Thousands march in Toronto to mark International Women’s Day
Thousands of people celebrated International Women’s Day in Toronto on Sunday with a rally and march through downtown streets. This year’s theme…
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Canadians worried about child care, education and housing affordability, Morneau told
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was told weeks into the Liberals’ second mandate that Canadians are most worried about affordability in…
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Alberta public pensions being used to prop up struggling carbon industry, union says
Alberta’s largest labour organization says public-service pensions are being used to prop up the province’s struggling fossil fuels industry at…
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Toronto city council approves 4.24% residential property tax hike for 2020
Toronto city council approved its $13.5 billion operating budget and its $43.4 billion 10-year capital budget at a special meeting on Wednesday.…
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How Canadian farmers can go from climate change polluters to a key part of the solution
After trudging through the thick layer of snow blanketing his farmland, Brent Preston shovels some aside and begins digging into…
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Green leadership candidates from Nova Scotia and Toronto join the race
The race to become the next leader of the federal Green Party is getting crowded, with two new candidates throwing their…
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‘We want the respect we deserve,’ Pallister says of Manitoba’s climate change plan
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister emerged from a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, saying he’s prepared to present a…
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Trudeau announces federal Liberal cabinet retreat to be held in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal cabinet ministers will arrive in Winnipeg Sunday for a federal retreat. In a…
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Sales of electric vehicles plummet in Ontario now that province has cancelled rebate
Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress…
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Auditor general’s report finds Ontario not using ‘sound evidence’ in climate change plan
Ontario’s auditor general says the Ford government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and battle climate change is not supported…
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Canadian families will pay nearly $500 more in 2020 for food, report says
The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $487 for food next year, according to an annual report…
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Ontario’s energy minister tells reporter he believes in climate change – then walks away
Days after being attacked for quoting a blog that denies climate change during a public debate, Ontario’s energy minister told…
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Climate change poses risk to financial system, Bank of Canada governor says
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the institution is developing new models to try and understand the significant consequences…
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Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat
Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn’t acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a…
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For better or worse, Trudeau’s next 4 years are going to be about climate change
So who is Justin Trudeau now? He is unlikely to emerge from the result of the October 21 election as…
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Ontario plans to do assessment on impact of climate change
Ontario is looking to assess how climate change will affect the economy, the environment, infrastructure and communities across the province.…
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Quebec to invest $90M to recycle old fridges, air conditioners
About 90 per cent of major appliances like fridges and air conditioners in Quebec are disposed of improperly, says Mathieu Filion,…
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Is population control the answer to fixing climate change?
Climate change has taken global centre stage in recent months following three reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that paint a dire…
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Once considered a pest, Alberta’s official fish is now under threat
For decades bull trout would be removed from a fishing line and left to rot in the sun. Alberta anglers considered…
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Doug Ford’s government has made ‘next to no progress’ on plan to cut carbon emissions: report
Premier Doug Ford’s government has done almost nothing on the bulk of the promises in the greenhouse-gas reduction plan Ontario introduced last November,…
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Lisa Raitt on climate change, Andrew Scheer and why this is the ‘nastiest campaign’ she’s ever seen
Andrew Scheer and his Conservative Party have just two weeks to convince Canadians to choose them to replace Justin Trudeau’s Liberals…
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Tory announces ‘Green Will’ plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings
Mayor John Tory is pulling together major commercial landowners in the city to form a new initiative aimed at reducing…
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Greta Thunberg celebrates fight for ‘common cause’ ahead of Montreal climate march
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg praised those assembled Friday ahead of what is expected to be a march of hundreds of thousands…
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