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Canada’s disaster aid system is overwhelmed, leaving victims to rebuild on their own
british columbia
The long road ahead: Remaking the Coquihalla Highway after a one-in-1,000-year storm
A before-and-after comparison of the Juliet bridges on the Coquihalla highway in British Columbia, after the historic flooding in 2021.
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How Hurricane Fiona turned the barely imaginable into the all-too possible — and what it means for future storms
Damage at the wharf in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I. on Sunday September 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona has moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
u.s. politics
Jackson’s water crisis points to bigger U.S. infrastructure failures and ‘environmental injustice’ to come
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers carry drinking water at a distribution site while the city of Jackson is to go without reliable drinking water indefinitely after pumps at the water treatment plant failed, leading to the emergency distribution of bottled water and tanker trucks for 180,000 people, in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S., September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Rory Doyle/File Photo
opinion
How does a society measure success in the face of climate change disasters?
Juliette Kayyem
british columbia
Who’s in charge of fixing B.C.’s flood defences? In communities near ‘orphan dikes,’ no one’s really sure
in depth
In Canada’s biggest cities, vulnerability to rising temperatures may depend on your neighbourhood
A single small window opens onto a breezeway in a unit at the Hazelwood single-room-occupancy hotel on Hastings Street in Vancouver, B.C. Residents of SROs like this say during extreme heat events, there isn't enough air circulation, and temperatures in their units can skyrocket.
analysis
Building on river floodplains has proven costly and devastating to Canadians. A new Globe analysis reveals which cities are most at risk
City of Chilliwack assistant manager of environmental services Frank Van Nynatten stands atop rock that has been placed along the Fraser River metres away from the dike protecting the city, in Chilliwack, B.C., on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
british columbia
Ottawa asked to fast-track funds as B.C. faces massive storm bills
Trucks haul loads of rock on a section of Highway 8 along the Nicola River that had to be rebuilt after it was washed away during November flooding, on the Shackan Indian Band, northwest of Merritt, B.C., on Thursday, March 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Spring thaw will test B.C. flood barriers that the ‘atmospheric river’ ruined and covered in debris
british columbia
Abbotsford looks to senior governments for up to $2.8-Billion in flood protection
A motorist drives on a service road along the closed Trans-Canada Highway as floodwaters fill the ditches beside the highway and farmland in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
The small mountain town of Canmore is booming. But can large numbers of humans and wildlife coexist?
The mountain town of Canmore, Alta. is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
Lawsuit challenges B.C. for failing to meet climate action targets
People pass by a row of cars waiting to board the ferry to Vancouver Island, as travel restrictions in the province lift, June 15, 2021. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
With its ambitious new climate plan, Ottawa demands more of every economic sector - and itself
Adam Radwanski
opinion
Canada is rethinking how it deals with flooding. It’s about time
The Editorial Board
british columbia
The highway that disappeared: How the B.C. flood changed lives forever along Highway 8
GIF of highway 8, running from Spences Bridge to Merrit, B.C.
report on business
Biodiversity concerns represent the next frontier in climate disclosure, new framework says
travel
Is it time to end helicopter skiing?
A helicopter carrying skiers is framed by a snow covered tree as it lands at Whitecap Alpine at the McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
home & design
B.C. flower farmers flee to Nova Scotia to escape climate change
british columbia
How a tiny First Nation forced an overhaul of land use
The Site C Dam location is seen along the Peace River in Fort St. John, B.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Ontario is running out of landfill space. Will it embrace the circular economy or sleepwalk into a crisis?
Ted Comiskey, the Major Ingersoll, Ontario, poses for a photo in front of a quarry, that was going to be used for a garbage dump, February 5, 2022. Photo by Brett Gundlock/ The Globe and Mail
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How climate change will change Canada - and how we can make our communities more resilient
british columbia
B.C. budget promises response to climate disasters, but banks on uncertain economic recovery
Finance Minister Selina Robinson delivers the budget speech in the legislative assembly at legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
exclusive
What happens to your home’s value when your neighbourhood floods?
Home owner Brian Quinn, left, cleans up his flooded home with friend Lloyd Allen, after flooding in Princeton, B.C., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
B.C.’s costly climate disasters show Canada’s insurance gap
The contents to the insides of homes that were flooded are pictured on the street in downtown Princeton, B.C., Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Princeton, like many parts of the province, was hit with heavy floods and mudslides over the past couple of weeks causing major devastation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
report on business
Ottawa has promised a climate-change adaptation strategy in 2022. What will it take to get the balance right?
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More coyotes are adapting to urban areas in Canada. Here’s why they thrive in cities
Reports of coyotes in and around Canadian cities have been numerous over the past year.