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OTTAWA — Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.

HALL'S HARBOUR, N.S. — For communities where roads and homes are damaged in climate disasters, losing out on bids for federal help to protect against coming storms are one more blow from which to recover.

HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated

Carbon pollution cut by 17% since 2007, but short of 50% goal for 2030

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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said about $50 million of the funding is slated for major projects in the province.

Ecojustice and Stand.earth say the project further jeopardizes the province’s climate goals

VICTORIA — Plastic shopping bags and other single-use products are no longer available at British Columbia stores as the government implements the latest step in its plan to phaseout certain plastic items and keep harmful chemicals out of landfills.

VANCOUVER — First Nations along British Columbia's coast have announced with the Canadian government the designation of the country's largest marine protected area.

Drought can also be exacerbated by land use, forest-management decisions and urbanization, says a forestry professor.