With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...

A new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association warns the common practice of Ontario municipalities only partially replacing lead pipes is endangering residents.

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

Trump’s use of violent words has increased over time. By 2024, his use of violent language had surpassed nearly all other democratic politicians whose speeches 2 political scientists analyzed.

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Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation Carbon emissions from the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for the first time, according to a new analysis. The research has been hailed as a “leap forward” in the legal battle to hold big oil accountable for the damages being caused by the climate crisis. The research found that the emissions from any one of the 14 biggest companies were by themselves enough to cause more than 50 heatwaves that would otherwise have been virtually impossible. The study shows, in effect, that those emissions caused the heatwaves. Continue reading...

QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling unemployed young job seekers to "Look harder" for label manufacturing companies that they can inherit, or failing that, a lifetime's worth of backroom conservative political connections.

Emissions from fossil fuel and cement companies have contributed significantly to the frequency and severity of devastating heat waves over the last two decades, a new study finds. The paper could hel...

Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates