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N.L. 'evaluating reactivation' of defunct net zero advisory council last active in 2024
While there's no commitment, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is "evaluating reactivation" of its net zero advisory council.
News Canada Nfld. & Labrador August 8
Bezos-backed $200M species project faces greenwashing scrutiny
Bridget Stringer-Holden
News Science August 7
Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season
David Cummings
News Politics August 7
P.E.I. has a new way to warn Islanders before extreme heat hits
Thinh Nguyen
News Canada PEI August 7

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Wildfire smoke, hot weather putting Vancouver's unhoused people at risk

News Canada British Columbia August 7

Wildfire breaks out in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park

News Canada British Columbia August 7

Man accused of starting Spokane wildfire looked up best weather to ignite blaze: police

News World August 7

Nearly 80% of N.S. residents oppose private development in protected areas: poll

Danielle Edwards

News Canada Nova Scotia August 6

Shock, grief and a city on the edge as St. Catharines, Ont., deals with massive flooding

News Canada Hamilton August 6

As more EVs hit the road, will we have the mechanics to keep them running?

News Climate August 8

Plan for mega data centre in Sherbrooke, Que., raises transparency, environmental concerns

News Canada Montreal August 7

Spokane wildfires displace thousands, but crews make progress containing flames

News World August 6

When the plant can’t burn coal anymore, what’s a coal plant town to do?

News Canada Nova Scotia August 7

B.C. wineries face 'smoke taint' uncertainty amid wildfires

News Canada British Columbia August 6

To help solve the North's ‘energy deficit’, Ottawa looks at nuclear options

Devon Tredinnick

News Canada North August 6

Ontario wildfires accounted for highest area burned in recent history, says U.K. study of Canadian weather

News Canada Thunder Bay August 6

Climate change made Canadian wildfires in N.W.T. and Ontario roughly twice as likely, analysis finds

Nicole Mortillaro

News Science August 6

Britain's 'exceptionally serious' drought tests a country famous for its rain

Verity Stevenson

News World August 6

Report shows N.S. government returned $5M in unspent federal funding for land protection

News Canada Nova Scotia August 5

Record-breaking heat grips North Korea, South Korea and Japan

News World August 5