Canada has become the first country to boycott this year's Olympic and Paralympic games, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns for their athletes' health and safety.

Leika Kihara and Steve Keating · Reuters 23 Mar 2020

Arctic

The Arctic is having holes stabbed through it at an alarming rate

Climate change has shown permafrost is perhaps not so permanent after all – and as it begins to melt, it's reshaping the Arctic.

Charlotte Edmond 14 Feb 2020

Canada

NGOs and business can work together to achieve inclusive economic growth

The most effective solutions to bridge opportunity gaps can be found at the local level – and require all stakeholders to come to the table.

Darryl White 14 Jan 2020

Climate Change

Toronto wants to power its trash trucks with food waste

Wasted food is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases: Toronto’s green energy scheme is trying to close the loop.

Charlotte Edmond 29 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

Canada's Northwest Territories votes in record number of women

Canada's Northwest Territories have gone from having the worst female representation in 2015 to the best. Following only two women being elected four years ago, nine women will now go to ...

Moira Warburton · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 04 Oct 2019

Canada

Canadian nature lovers have crowdfunded millions to protect an area of pristine wilderness

The campaign to save 2,000 acres of forest on the British Columbia Coast hit $2.3 million in just three months.

Katharine Rooney 16 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Climate change could be prolonging and worsening your hay fever

Climate change is extending pollen seasons and distorting pollen concentration, in turn, triggering prolonged allergic reactions.

The Conversation 21 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil

Black bears are one of a number of species adapting to life with humans, and in some cases, benefiting.

Kathy Zeller · The Conversation 09 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Canada has created an Arctic conservation zone almost as big as Germany

Warming temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, disrupting the way of life of both people and animals. Can Canadian environmental protections save this vital region?

Johnny Wood 08 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

AI-powered automation will have an ethnic bias

Automation is going to bring major changes to our workplaces, including widespread job losses - and research shows that some ethnic groups will be hit harder by this than others. Here's why

Kai Chan 30 Jul 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Can parks help cities fight crime?

Despite parks having a reputation for being crime hot-spots, research seems to show otherwise. It really depends on the park.

Lincoln Larson and S. Scott Ogletree · The Conversation 02 Jul 2019

Canada

These are the countries that accept the most refugees in the world

Globally, 92,000 refugees were resettled in 2018, with 28,000 of these refugees resettling in Canada and only 23,000 in the US, a figure which was down from 33,000 in 2017.

Jynnah Radford and Phillip Connor · Pew Research Center 27 Jun 2019

Canada

Learning a musical instrument helps children to achieve higher grades. Here's why

The findings of the new study add to a body of information which shows the positive effects of music learning on cognitive performance.

Wency Leung · The Globe and Mail 25 Jun 2019

Canada

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Canada has set an approximate date for when it would like to see the complete ban of various single-use plastics such as bags and straws.

Tyler Choi and Steve Scherer · Reuters 11 Jun 2019

Supply Chain and Transport

Canada has the worst fuel economy in the world. Here's why

A new report by the International Energy Agency shows that Canada's vehicles have the highest average carbon emissions and fuel consumption per kilometre.

Blake Shaffer · The Conversation 17 May 2019

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