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Climate Change

Canada is seeing the effects of climate change from coast to coast to coast. The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet. The prairies are seeing unprecedented floods and droughts. The east coast is getting hit by stronger winter storms than ever. And it seems like B.C. is always on fire.

The issue of how to deal with a changing climate in Canada is a controversial one, with various levels of government — municipal, provincial and federal — taking different approaches.

The Narwhal tracks government commitments to climate change and separates the wheat from the chaff.

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Much ink has been spilled over research from the University of Alberta that asked focus groups to “draw an Albertan.” Overwhelmingly, participants drew a man...

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