Exploring Theme: "Climate Change"

The bank of the Mackenzie River is seen in Inuvik, N.W.T., on July 3, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Emily Blake Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: Canada’s longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who have never known...

By Matteo Cimellaro & John Woodside | News | January 22nd 2024 Inuit hunters’ boats struggle to break a passage through difficult sea ice conditions in Uummannaq, an island settlement placed well above the Arctic Circle in Greenland. Photo by Adam Sébire / Climate Visuals  Canada’s National Observer: In the rapidly warming Arctic, Inuit homes are falling into the ocean as coastlines quickly deteriorate....

NationTalk: Canada’s National Observer: Eriel Tchekwie Deranger’s home community of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is in what she calls a “sacrifice zone.” The nation borders the oil production epicentre of Canada: the oilsands, which leak toxic chemicals and wreak havoc on local ecosystems. The same is true for many nations within Treaty 8 territory, which covers northern Alberta....

Toronto Star: Earlier this week, the world’s top scientists not only mentioned colonialism as a catalyst for causing climate change but also for making segments of the population vulnerable to its impacts today and in the future. “Present development challenges causing high vulnerability are influenced by historical and ongoing patterns of inequity such as colonialism,...