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An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault's first year as environment minister

An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault's first year as environment minister

OTTAWA — Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada's environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow.
Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry

Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry

Canadian environmental groups have levelled another greenwashing complaint — this time at the largest certification scheme for sustainable forestry in North America.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ public sector pension funds fuelling climate change, claims advocacy group

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ public sector pension funds fuelling climate change, claims advocacy group

Watchdog group Shift Action says the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Investment Management Corp. lacks clear climate change goals for its investments
Manufacturing, importing straws and other single-use plastics now banned

Manufacturing, importing straws and other single-use plastics now banned

OTTAWA — Canada's ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect.
'Glaciers can't get a break': How climate change is affecting Canada's icy landscape

'Glaciers can't get a break': How climate change is affecting Canada's icy landscape

VANCOUVER — On a mountain high above the residents of Metro Vancouver, tucked inside a north-facing gully, the region's last remaining glacier is vanishing fast.
Head of Nobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program to quit

Head of Nobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program to quit

ROME (AP) — The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world's largest humanitarian organization.
Has СÀ¶ÊÓƵ turned a new leaf around protecting biodiversity?

Has СÀ¶ÊÓƵ turned a new leaf around protecting biodiversity?

Some conservation groups doubt СÀ¶ÊÓƵ will "prioritize the environment over extraction industries and actually reverse biodiversity loss and extinction in the province."
Canada's climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top risks: report

Canada's climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top risks: report

OTTAWA — Canada's climate adaptation strategy is underfunded and does not clearly align its goals with the country's top climate change risks, a new report says.
'Uncharted' dry spell threatens СÀ¶ÊÓƵ reservoir levels

'Uncharted' dry spell threatens СÀ¶ÊÓƵ reservoir levels

"This is a fall season we've never seen before. It's a very odd scenario."
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's largest hydrogen plant coming to North Van waterfront

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's largest hydrogen plant coming to North Van waterfront

The plant could power 30,000 hydrogen vehicles using fuel that today is just vented into the air as a waste product.
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