Dark boreal forests of Canada absorb enough heat to cancel up to a 5th of their climate benefit, scientists warn
Dense evergreen plantations in Canada's boreal forest absorb so much winter sunlight that the resulting surface warming can offset 6% to 20% of the climate benefit they are credited with. Canada's cur
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20.08.2026
Backcountry recreation and roads linked to fewer wolverines in Canadian mountains
Wildlife researchers have found that both recreation and roads affect wolverine populations in Canada's Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains.
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29.09.2026
What joining the EU's Erasmus+ program could mean for Canada
In his recent address to the European Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed that Canada join Erasmus+, a European Union program that supports education, training, youth and sports.
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24.09.2026
Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds
The tolerance of individual Canadians for radical forms of environmental activism depends on several factors. Overall, however, Canadians do not support vandalism or violence as forms of protest. Thos
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16.09.2026
Canada's Labrador Shelf preserves climate records once thought erased by ice
The Labrador Shelf is a shallow marine area on the margin of the Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic off the east coast of Canada. During the last ice age, this region was covered by the Laurentide Ice
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01.09.2026
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
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13.05.2026
Bike‑sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion
Transportation accounts for almost one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. In Metro Vancouver, around 40% of emissions are from transportation.
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01.10.2026
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away.
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01.10.2026
SpaceX launches crew to ISS
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.
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01.10.2026
Why some Ukrainian refugees struggle to rebuild their careers after arriving in Canada
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into 2026, with millions of Ukrainians displaced around the world. Many arrived in host countries with professional experience, degrees and specialized skills
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01.10.2026
Canada's 2023 wildfires broke longstanding media caution around climate reporting
Fueled by record-breaking drought and unusually high temperatures, Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with more than 15 million hectares (37 million acres) charred.
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29.09.2026
How does a bird virus infect a person?
How do we know when an animal virus might pose a risk to humans? Canada confirmed a human case of H5N1 avian influenza (often called "bird flu") in 2024, the first known to have been acquired in Canad
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29.09.2026
Hydrogen's distant glow opens new way to investigate dark energy
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) has shown for the first time that it can detect the faint glow of hydrogen gas from deep in the universe's past using only its own data.
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29.09.2026
One of Canada's worst invasive species may have arrived naturally
Most invasive species are introduced into the areas where they become damaging. That's part of why they tend to be so successful in taking over new environments and causing billions of dollars in dama
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28.09.2026
Finding homes for whales and dolphins when parks close isn't easy—sea sanctuaries aren't the answer
When Marineland Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario, closed in September 2024, it had no regular income to support the care of the 30 belugas and four dolphins housed there. To ensure their welfare, the
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27.09.2026
Study finds alpine peaks are greening in the Northeast U.S., Canada
In northeastern North America, a stretch of mountains runs 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the Adirondacks in New York to the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. Nearly 70 million people live within a
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25.09.2026
Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change
Global warming is expected to cross the 1.5°C temperature threshold—the lower limit of the Paris Agreement temperature goal—within a handful of years. This temperature increase shows no signs of slowi
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23.09.2026
Canadian musicians facing multi-front squeeze from AI, streaming and venue closures
New research shows Canadian musicians are feeling increasingly hostile toward the tech industry and advances like generative AI, which they say are devaluing art and making it harder to gain listeners
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23.09.2026
Five ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
Residential school denialism is entering or circulating within school communities across Canada in worrisome ways.
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22.09.2026
Canadian courts take police misconduct seriously, but researchers say sentencing alone can't fix a broken system
A study published in Police Quarterly explores how Canadian courts respond when police officers break the law. The research, co-led by Brock University Assistant Professor of Political Science Daniell
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18.09.2026