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A high-profile trial in the United States pits 16 young people against the state of Montana. Experts say we can expect more challenges as the science of climate change and the legal grounds for climate lawsuits become clearer.  Mounting legal challenges are expected both at home and abroad. In a …

Think you can’t afford an eco-home? Some of Canada’s greenest apartments go for as little as $85 per month. Here’s why — and what it means for both the climate crisis and the housing crisis.  Social housing providers have embraced energy-efficient passive house standard. Think you can’t afford an eco-home? …

We’re in an incredibly strange period of weather across the western parts of the Northern Hemisphere of late. The recent patterns have brought deadly heat to central Mexico, hail the size of DVDs to the southern United States, snow to as low as 1800 m in British Columbia, and almost …

Some people are questioning the future of air travel in Canada after WestJet confirmed this weekend that it’s planning to wind down Sunwing Airlines. Here’s what some experts think WestJet’s moves could mean for travellers, and the airline industry in Canada.  Fewer airlines could mean less choice — but it …

U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is driving many Canadian clean energy startups to shift their focus and resources south of the border to capitalize on the subsidies and the related influx of activity.  ‘We’re going to grow in the United States because that’s where it makes sense,’ says …

The Donnie Creek wildfire in northeast B.C. has now surpassed the 2017 Plateau fire as the largest, by area burned, ever recorded in the province’s history. Blaze remains out of control, 2023 season now 3rd worst on record The Donnie Creek wildfire in northeastern British Columbia has now surpassed the …

Customers who got their “secured” credit cards through Plastk are caught in the middle of a legal battle between that company and the bank it partnered with — leaving many waiting on hundreds or thousands of dollars. One expert says consumers often don’t know where to turn for help.  Expert …

Ottawa council had already approved a study into the feasibility of adding a bike lane to a stretch of road where a cyclist was struck by a dump truck on Friday and sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition after she was …

Tumbler Ridge physician Dr. Charles Helm used to look forward to summer. Now, he dreads it. The town is one of many B.C. communities facing the imminent threat of wildfires each summer.  Tumbler Ridge doctor Charles Helm used to look forward to summer. Now, he dreads it because of wildfires. …

Volunteer firefighters were the first to arrive at a deadly crash in southwestern Manitoba on Thursday, but officials say their numbers have been dwindling since 2016.  Emergency response would have taken longer if not for volunteer firefighters: Manitoba Fire Chiefs Association. When 15 people died in a fatal crash on …