Toxic chemicals found in small, furry animals decades after mine closure
The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study...
Canada set to purchase Kinder Morgan pipeline for $4.5 billion
The Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder...
Apple invests millions in a carbon-free aluminum smelting method
For over 130 years, aluminum has been produced in the same dirty, greenhouse gas-releasing way. That could all...
Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time
Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers...
North American climate boundary pushed 140 miles eastward by climate change
A historic climate boundary which marks the division between the humid eastern region of North America and the...
The first salty lakes discovered in the Arctic could hold the key to finding alien life
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered extremely salty subglacial lakes buried beneath 1800-2460...
Solar-powered house in Ontario redefines sustainable living in the wilderness
This remote cottage, nestled deep in a thick forest 160 miles from Toronto, Canada, allows for sustainable living...
The world’s biggest Arctic lake isn’t as resistant to climate change as scientists thought
Scientists used to think Lake Hazen, located around 560 miles away from the North Pole in Canada, was beyond the...
Perkins+Will designs LEED Gold-seeking academic building for York University
Perkins+Will just won a design competition for Toronto’s York University School of Continuing Studies - and their...
This ultra-thin aluminum pavilion evokes a supernatural pine tree
Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY’s works are both otherworldly and instantly recognizable—and Pine Sanctuary at the...
Pre-industrial carbon found in Canadian Arctic waters
Old (or possibly ancient) carbon is escaping from Arctic soils, according to new evidence cited by The Washington...
Beautiful cedar-clad Bridge House crosses a ravine in Ontario
This elegant timber house bridges a ravine near the shores of Mary Lake in Port Sydney, Ontario. Architecture...
Land fight could give tens of thousands of US Native Americans rights in Canada
A land battle in British Columbia could afford indigenous people residing in the United States rights in Canada....
Nova Scotia Power pioneers new energy storage system using Tesla Powerpacks
Nova Scotia Power has established a pilot project that utilizes Tesla's Powerpack 2 home batteries and their utility-grade...
Dreamy cabin is the perfect lakeside escape for large families
Montreal-based YH2 Architecture has given the traditional lakeside cottage a modern refresh in Window on the Lake,...
The organic farm teaching sustainable growing techniques in Canada’s cold, dark north
Tucked inside the lush boreal forest in Canada's Northwest Territories, you'll find something unexpected. There,...
Bitcoin mining powers Canadian man’s innovative aquaponic garden
This indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce...
Cold front turns Niagara Falls into a glorious icy wonderland
In case you hadn't heard: It's cold in the Eastern half of North America. So cold, in fact, that everything surrounding...
Renovated 1960s A-frame cabin proves that clever design triumphs over square footage
This 1960s A-frame cabin went through a massive rehabilitation that took it from a rundown shack into a beautiful...
Canada’s newest funicular makes one of North America’s largest urban parklands more accessible
Edmonton wants you to see it from a new point of view—literally. The Canadian city recently launched a $24 million...
The farmers growing food across frigid northern latitudes
Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even...
Firefighter’s self-built tiny house is an earthship on wheels
When he's not putting out fires in Edmonton, Canada, firefighter Steve has managed to find time to build an Earthship-inspired...
Spectacular green roof tops Vancouver’s double LEED Platinum convention center
Vancouver’s stunning convention center doesn’t shy away from breaking records—not only is the building home...
Vast Ice Age cave system discovered underneath Montreal
Walking the streets of Montreal, Canada, you'd probably never guess a cave system lurked 10 meters below. But that's...
Modern charred timber house juts out of Quebec’s forest landscape
If you haven’t tired yet of the blackened timber trend, feast your eyes on this modern retreat that’s backed...
Man buries 42 school buses to build North America’s largest nuclear fallout shelter
When doomsday arrives, Bruce and Jean Beach have no intention of elbowing their neighbors for space. The retired...
Larch-clad extension breathes new life into an old hunting lodge in Canada
This quaint hunting lodge in Canada has had several different lives before being turned into a cozy family home...
Groundbreaking study confirms neonicotinoids are toxic to songbirds
The controversial insecticides known as neonicotinoids don't just harm bees - according to new research conducted...
High House lets you enjoy the outdoors even in the middle of winter in Quebec
As if built out of snow, this discrete house on stilts blends perfectly into the white winter landscape of Quebec,...
New super concrete makes buildings strong enough to withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes
Recent natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico have laid bare the need...