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May 4, 2016

Evacuation order issued for Fort McMurray as wildfire threatens area

Brent Patterson

A huge wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., destroyed an entire neighbourhood and burned homes and businesses in several others Tuesday, and continues to rage out of control.

In cahoots

Apr 26, 2016

Unusually warm spring in B.C. renews focus on wildfire fighters

Only 4 months into the new year and British Columbia has already seen 143 wildfires by April 19.

In cahoots

Dec 9, 2015

Sask. government review of its response to wildfires misses key factors

Government decisions to the emergency management resources contributed to the mishandling of the 2015 wildfire crisis in Saskatchewan.

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Jul 28, 2015

Smoky summer: Why the impacts of climate change are no longer such a hazy concept on the West Coast

Torrance Coste

On July 5, 2015, I woke up just after dawn. It was cloudy, and the clouds were orange.

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Jul 23, 2015

Will wildfire refugees in Canada finally spur action on climate change?

Ryan Meili

Mahli Brindamour

Over 13,000 Northern Saskatchewan residents have been forced to leave their homes due to forest fires. The cause of those fires? Many experts are pointing to climate change as the likely culprit.

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Jul 17, 2015

Twenty-three jurisdictions across the globe commit to climate action

Joseph Robertson

Officials from Ontario and 22 other jurisdictions around the hemisphere came together to share knowledge, explore new ideas, and agree to shared action at the Climate Summit of the Americas.

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Jul 16, 2015

Twenty-three jurisdictions commit to share in climate action at Toronto summit

Joseph Robertson

During the Climate Summit of the Americas, officials from Ontario and 22 other jurisdictions around the hemisphere came together to share knowledge, explore new ideas, and agree to shared action.

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Jul 7, 2015

Welcome to an extreme, warming world

David Suzuki

Earth is clearly experiencing more frequent extreme weather than in the past, and we can expect it to get worse as we burn more coal, oil and gas and pump more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Jul 7, 2015

Today's smokey skies are a consequence of inaction on climate change

Peter Prontzos

Remember, it was this government that decided that Canada would back out of the Kyoto Accord, which required that signatory countries make minor reductions in their release of greenhouse gases.

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