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Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta's glaciers at risk, scientists warn

Albertas famed glaciers are shrinking every year as global temperatures soar. Now, scientists worry the soot and ash from wildfires like the one that devastated Jasper could speed the rate of glacial melt, endangering water resources and hydroelectric power generation.

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn't happy

The discovery of oxygen being produced on the ocean floor apparently by ancient lumps of metal has put the scientists behind the landmark study at odds with the Canada-based mining company that funded them.

We've had 12 months of record-breaking global heat. How close are we to passing the 1.5 C limit?

The past 12 months have all surpassed 1.5 C above pre-industrial average temperatures, according to a new warning from the Copernicus climate research program. That isn't the same as breaching the 1.5 C limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, but it's a major alarm that we're close.

A heat wave in Mexico, southern U.S. was made 35 times more likely by climate change, study says

Human-caused climate change made a devastating May heat wave in Mexico, Central America and the southern U.S. 35 times more likely, a new study says. It also found that heat waves are set to happen way more often in the coming decades.

Saving nature: WWF study highlights the best places for ecological restoration in Canada

Restoration is the key to Canadas efforts to reverse biodiversity loss now a part of the countrys international obligations, after the COP15 UN biodiversity conference which was hosted in Montreal last December.

Canadian oil production could peak as early as 2026 in net-zero future, energy regulator says

For the first time, Canadas national energy regulator has looked at how oil and gas production will change in a world where countries hit their climate goals and it shows a future without much demand for Canadian fossil fuels.

How climate change is making wildfires worse in normally mild and wet Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotias record-breaking fires came as a shock in a region known for relatively mild and wet weather. But rather than being an anomaly, they are a sign of things to come for Atlantic Canada, experts say.

Industry knew about risks of PFAS 'forever chemicals' for decades before push to restrict them, study says

Makers of PFAS, a class of chemicals used in everything from cookware to food containers and makeup, knew the substances were toxic as early as the 1970s and obscured the danger, according to a new study based on industry archives held at the University of California.

After leading the world on cutting methane, Canada faces stringent new standards in U.S. and Europe

Canada has been a world leader in regulating methane emissions from its oil and gas sector, putting out regulations well ahead of many other major emitters, but it needs to now update those regulations or risk falling behind the U.S. and Europe, experts say.
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As wildfires rage in Western Canada, here's how to protect your pets from smoke

Many pet owners are watching the smoky skies all over Western Canada and wondering just how worried they should be about their furry companions.