Thursday, July 3, 2025

Lytton, BC under evacuation threat again, as hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada

Canada's National Observer













This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton and the community is again under threat, with a fire burning out of control north of the community, setting off evacuation orders and alerts. Story here.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

On Carney's agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere

Canada's National Observer

Throughout Mark Carney’s whirlwind first months on the job, two words have remained conspicuously absent from the prime minister’s messaging: “climate change.” Story here.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

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It’s Time to Protect What Protects Us

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Wildfires could be harming our oceans and disrupting their carbon storage

University of British Columbia.

Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, new University of British Columbia research shows. Story here.

Wildfire smoke over Calgary.


Sunday, June 22, 2025

Neonics Threatening Our Pollinators

PAN

A social wasp (Vespula germanica) Photo by Alvesgaspa.

Over the last two decades, neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, have swiftly become the most widely used class of insecticides globally. Unfortunately for our pollinators, neonics are very efficient at dealing death. Story here. 

Lytton, BC under evacuation threat again, as hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada

Canada's National Observer This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of...