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Severe cold could hurt B.C. wine sector as much as heat and forest fires

Severe cold could hurt B.C. wine sector as much as heat and forest fires

December 2022's deep chill has killed vines and significantly reduced grape growth.
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Future infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account

Future infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account

OTTAWA — Canada's new national climate adaptation strategy will tie future federal infrastructure transfers to the provinces to projects that incorporate adaptation efforts starting next year.
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Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

So far this year, wildfires in Canada have burned an area more than double the size of Vancouver Island. The record comes just as the core season begins.
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Nadleh Whut'en First Nation gets $150k for climate change risk assessment

Nadleh Whut'en First Nation gets $150k for climate change risk assessment

The northern B.C. First Nation is a recipient for a Community Emergency Preparedness grant
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B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
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IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.
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Stewart Muir: Alberta initiative offers British Columbia a path forward on eco-friendly projects

Stewart Muir: Alberta initiative offers British Columbia a path forward on eco-friendly projects

Business Council of Alberta proposes a new environment for eco-friendly projects
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Ships to use AI to protect whales from underwater noise pollution

Ships to use AI to protect whales from underwater noise pollution

The ships will be able to 'think' like a whale, researchers say
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Opinion: In defence of David Suzuki report that examines climate costs of LNG

Opinion: In defence of David Suzuki report that examines climate costs of LNG

A response to a column from the CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance that critiqued a David Suzuki Foundation report on LNG in B.C.
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Barrick paves way for reintroducing the white rhino to national park in DRC

Barrick paves way for reintroducing the white rhino to national park in DRC

The species was last seen in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006
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