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British Columbia
Wild Times: Keeping Trudeau’s Promise

There are currently enough Indigenous protected area proposals and land use visions to launch BC on a path to doubling...

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British Columbia
B.C.'s plan to protect old‑growth trees is rolling out too slowly, say conservationists, First Nations

Only a quarter of the most at-risk old-growth has so far been confirmed for deferral, new 'report card' says A year...

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British Columbia
BC Budget Fails to Deliver on Climate Change, Say Experts

$1 billion in new climate spending is welcome but falls short of what’s needed, they say. This week’s B.C. budget...

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British Columbia
BC’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Second Highest in Canada

Public funding for oil and gas production is ‘business as usual’ despite climate crisis, says independent report. The...

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Environmental groups serve Kenney, Alberta government with defamation lawsuit
Five environmental organizations have followed through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the...
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Mining company makes $24M deal with B.C., advocates, to surrender claims between 2 provincial parks
The so-called "doughnut hole" between two provincial parks in B.C.'s Interior has been closed. The provincial...
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TV News Story ‑ Canada's New Climate Action Plan
This a Cantonese language TV news story about Canada's New Climate Action Plan. The Wilderness Committee's Peter...
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Ontario
Groups launch lawsuit against federal environment minister over decision not to do an Impact Assessment on the Bradford Bypass
Dangerous precedent for federal decision-making at core of concerns Bradford, Ontario, Traditional territories of...
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National Campaigns
Oil Pipeline Canada Bought Will Cost Over $25 Billion and Never Turn Profit

"Guaranteeing another $8.8 billion to complete the project will simply be throwing good money after bad," says a new...

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British Columbia
Three‑quarters of at‑risk old‑growth forests in B.C. are still without logging deferrals  
Environmental groups and First Nations give provincial government poor grades as old-growth logging continues VICTORIA...
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Columns
We read the IPCC report so you don’t have to

Okay, so we read the Summary for Policymakers of the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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John Patrick “JP” LeFrank. 
It is with heavy hearts this morning that the Wilderness Committee staff and board announce the sudden passing of our...
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British Columbia
TV News Story ‑ BC Budget Climate Critique
This is a TV news story about the climate disaster actions the BC government is proposing in their 2022 provincial...
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British Columbia
TV News Story ‑ BC'S Climate Emergency Response
This is a TV news story about BC's climate emergency response as described in the just-released provincial budget. The...
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British Columbia
‘Cancel this project’: Price tag of Trans Mountain expansion nearly doubles
One campaigner called on Canada's government to instead "put all of our energy and political will into a just...

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