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Climate change is pushing wildfires closer to urban areas. Firefighters say they’re not prepared

Firefighter Joe Triff thinks back to last year’s devastating wildfires, which forced thousands to evacuate Halifax’s suburbs and then reduced more than…

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Politics

Is urban flooding becoming a more pressing threat as Canada’s infrastructure ages?

After multiple water main breaks and floods across the country this summer, municipalities and experts are warning that urban flooding…

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Canada

How fire ready is Edmonton? What one of Canada’s largest urban park means for wildfire risk

As an out-of-control wildfire rages on in Jasper National Park, many Edmontonians have wondered about the wildfire risk in their home…

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Tech

Can urban parks protect biodiversity as they welcome more visitors?

Behind a line of fencing in the woodlands of Mount Royal Park, a white trillium plant is slowly gaining strength,…

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