While much of Western Canada, northern Ontario and Newfoundland burn this summer, there's a growing debate about whether climate change should be considered a national security issue and questions about why it hasn't already been looked at through that lens.

Minnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts say smoky summers are likely the new normal in Minnesota and many parts of North America unaccustomed to dealing with the haze as climate change turns the continent's forests into tinderboxes.

A warning from the United Nations' top court that failing to address climate change could violate international law could lead to greater public scrutiny of major projects in Canada, one expert says.

Global warming is disproportionately affecting Canada. A new report by the Canadian government's Environment and Climate Change department indicates that the country is warming at a significantly ...

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“There's no way Canada can reach our 2050 target if oil and gas doesn't do its fair share,” said Steven Guilbeault, Canada's minister of environment and climate change.

Climate change’s role. Trudeau has linked Canada’s wildfires last year to climate change, writing in a June 7, 2023 X post, "We’re seeing more and more of these fires because of climate change."

transcript. Fighting Canada’s Unending Fires Inside the largest wildfires in the country’s modern history — and how climate change has affected its ability to deal with them.

As climate change dropped its calling card on the East Coast last week in the form of thick, dangerous smoke, millions of Americans and Canadians shared the jarring experience — forced to ...