Canada

17/12/24
Author: 
David Macdonald

Dec. 16, 2024

I have no idea what this fiscal update even means given the chaos that preceded it. 

13/12/24
Author: 
Sophia P.
Save Old Growth co-founder Zain Haq, who is in Canada from Pakistan on a study permit, has had his deportation halted just three days before Canadian immigration officials were to force him to leave the country. (CBC)

Dec. 13, 2024

Hello,

This December 6th, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) re-initiated Zain Haq’s deportation order. Now, Zain is required to leave for Pakistan by January 21, 2025.

13/12/24
Author: 
The Canadian Press
The collapsed entrance of the L&W restaurant after a wildfire in Jasper, Alta., earlier this year. A wildfire in the mountain town saw insured losses of $880 million. (Josh McLean/CBC)

Sept. 25. 2024

Severe weather in 2023 caused more than $3.6B in insured damage across Canada

Summer of 2024 is now Canada's most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events, the latest estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada show.

Damages for a group of storms and wildfires across the country combined to more than $7 billion in insured losses, topping the $6.2 billion cost of the Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire in 2016.

10/12/24
Author: 
Sofia Gonzales-Zuniga, Danial Riaz and Mia Moisio
Climate Action Tracker Logo

Nov. 20, 2024

Emissions from fossil fuel exports


In November 2023 at COP28, governments agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels in the energy sector and reconfirmed this decision at the UN General Assembly in September 2024.

10/12/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Coal mining

Dec. 10, 2024

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s decision not to assess the impact of a massive thermal coal mine expansion is "cowardly” and “colossal backtracking” on Canada’s commitments to stop exporting this dirty fossil fuel, says an environmental advocate.

09/12/24
Author: 
Kieran Delamont
CUPW Strile image

Dec. 5, 2024

Strikes by postal workers have paved the way for Canadians to enjoy maternity leave and job security. Now, they are fighting the casualization that threatens so many workers.

Huddled around fires on picket lines across the country, postal workers like myself are carrying a load that many Canadians aren’t aware of.

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