“The human rights group B’Tselem described a “grave pattern of sexual violence in detention facilities and prisons”, in a report released on Tuesday detailing abuse of Palestinians in Israeli jails” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion” www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

“For the 2025–26 season, DFO approved harvest of > 2,000 tons of herring from Salish Sea, despite First Nations groups repeatedly calling for moratoriums" … “Our elders are concerned because the herring have not come back to spawn in many years” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/21/n...

“Two decades ago, insured losses seldom surpassed $500 million in a year. Today, annual costs exceeding $1 billion have become the norm,” said Celyeste Power, president and CEO of IBC, calling for more resilent buildings and a focus on adaptation www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/21/n...

Toronto housing project set to expand after success tackling homelessness, cutting ER visits - The Globe and Mail Dr. Boozary said “decades of research show that homelessness severely shortens life expectancy, 30 to 40 years. Housing is considered the most powerful social determinant of health.”

“Boersch decided to give it a try because he was seeking ways to increase water infiltration, reduce overland flooding and make crop yields more consistent … We all have the GPS technology to do this.… How can controlling your compaction be a negative?” www.producer.com/crops/video-...

Children’s book tells a powerful and often overlooked story of young Americans who said NO to war—and found refuge, community, and possibility in Canada. Relevant in today’s “dark days,” when borders can still be places of welcome for those seeking better democracy tryhealingarts.ca/product/yes-...

Lt Gen Nugee, “... threats facing UK, ecosystem collapse is serious as a threat to our national security. When risks are systemic, unavoidable and already unfolding, a duty to build national resilience and preparedness, which depend on understanding and honesty” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Other steps by Israel to erase Palestine refugee identity. This must be wake-up call. What happens today to Unrwa will happen tomorrow to other international org or diplomatic mission, whether in Occupied Palestinian Territory or anywhere around the world” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“About 70% of fresh water taken by human withdrawals was used for agriculture … More than half of global food was grown in areas where water storage was declining or unstable … Increased variability is as much a problem as scarcity” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Severe weather caused more than $2.4-billion in insured damage in 2025 - The Globe and Mail “Annual insured damages due to severe weather between 2006 and 2015 totalled $14-billion, adjusted for inflation, the bureau said. That nearly tripled to $37-billion between 2016 and 2025.”

“Mr. Carney’s central argument was that middle powers must combine their strength rather than compete for favour with great powers” Carney stands behind Greenland, criticizes Trump without naming him in blunt Davos speech - The Globe and Mail

“Seaweed blooms increased in area by 13.4% a year from 2003 to 2022 ... most increases in both floating macroalgae and microalgae scums occurred in the recent decade, in line with the accelerated global ocean warming since 2010” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Veronika began playing with pieces of wood years ago, then worked out how to scratch herself with sticks. “I was naturally amazed by her extraordinary intelligence and thought how much we could learn from animals: patience, calmness, contentment, and gentleness” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

“SaskPower ultimately chose Neoen’s 2nd proposal from among several bidders. First Nations Power Authority evaluated proposals, assigning higher scores to those offering greater Indigenous ownership, more participating Nations and stronger hiring commitments” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/19/n...

“L. Poopó, once second largest in Bolivia, vanished and crops are failing … Now, drought, floods, frost and ever-rising salt levels kill llamas and sheep and wipe out quinoa … Uru Chipaya people have suffered cultural loss, oral memory, territory, sacred spaces” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“The supply horse is losing, by a lot. With the ideologically driven attack on certain technologies, such as wind and solar, it’s made it very difficult for investment to proceed and get the extra electrons we desperately need.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“We stand here today with all those who stand against the made-up, fake, what you can call ICE, professional law enforcement … I call them made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement. Because what they do is against not only legal law, but the moral law.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Wealth of world’s 2,769 billionaires grew by $2,000bn. Total global spending on international aid last year was $186bn … To restore democracy and create a fairer, safer, greener world, bring ultra-rich to heel, cut their fortunes so they no longer bludgeon us” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“When bird droppings and the wind carry new seeds into his yard, he lets them take root, occasionally supplementing with local seeds plucked from nearby trails, like woodland sunflowers” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...

Nearly 86,000 marine animals were caught up in “ghost gear” between 2020 and 2023, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) data obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access to information request.  www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...

“When you leave world, what tell Creator when asked what you have done for your community? ... help young people understand who they were; need for our people to be able to read and speak in our own language and understand what it was like in the early days” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

“Five main water supply dams to Tehran, capital, only 11% full … average temperatures in Iran’s cities between 1990 and 2022 have risen about 2x as fast as global rate … More than 1m groundwater pumps have been installed, 90% for use by Iran’s agricultural sector” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“2025 was third warmest year on record, marginally (0.01°C) cooler than 2023, and 0.13°C cooler than 2024, warmest year on record. Past 11 years have been 11 warmest on record. Global temperatures from the past three years (2023-2025) averaged more than 1.5°C" climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...

"There are only about 550 (wild) whooping cranes so losing even one of them hits pretty hard because every single individual is vital to the survival of this species" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/14/n...

“Text, scroll and post online – losing habit of deep reading … thinning of thought, slow erosion of our collective ability to hold complex ideas, weigh evidence and live with uncertainty … already passed peak brain power as build machines to think for us?” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“2025 had continued a three-year streak of “extraordinary global temperatures. The hottest year on record since the mid-19th century is 2024, which was plagued by heatwaves and wildfires … To all intents and purposes, the 1.5C limit is now dead in the water” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“If sea ice has more days to melt, he explains, even the thickest ice will suffer. “Multiyear ice used to have a haven in QEI,” he says. “Now, it will come here to die.” www.science.org/content/arti...

If we want young people to be resilient in a warming world, where winter becomes less predictable, more extreme and less accessible, then winter learning must be part of our national response, writes Kaelem Moniz www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/13/o...

“Most of the water coming out of taps in the Waterloo region comes from groundwater; about 80 per cent is drawn from more than 100 wells belonging to the municipality” … “Groundwater is not endless. You cannot keep pumping it forever” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/13/a...

“No technology to clear up oil spill at sea; just one spill to destroy our way of life … We heard directly from PM that his government will seek our free, prior and informed consent for any proposed projects in our territories” Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

“In Arctic, resilience is not dramatic, not a speech; a practice. Build steady routines because routine is how nervous system recognizes safety. Humour is not denial – it’s oxygen. Lean on others because pretending you don’t need anyone is how people get hurt” www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...

“2023 and 2024 had the most forest area burned by wildfires on record. They were also the two hottest years on record … In 2023 and 2024, forests only absorbed a quarter of the CO2 they do in a typical year” www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

“Fires now destroy more than 2x tree cover as 2 decades ago. In 2024 alone, 135,000km² of forest burned – most extreme wildfire yr on record … As more permafrost thaws – drying soil, warming air, reducing humidity – scientists expect abrupt increase in wildfires" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

"In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

“Last year there were 172 alleged assaults against journalists, most from law enforcement at protests concerning the administration’s immigration policies. From 2022 to 2024, there were 175 alleged assaults,” 1/3 rate of the one year, 2025 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Through its policies and military activities, the government of Israel has deliberately inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of Palestinians in Gaza and then denied the very help that could save them.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Why the price of oil is so stable is as mystifying as the world soccer body granting Trump the FIFA Peace Prize. And one reason is that energy gurus are coming around to the view that oil is not as decisive as it once was. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...

"We're going to be ramping up our monitoring and expanding our guardians to make sure that we carefully monitor the discharge of effluence because we're protecting a pristine watershed,” Colleen Erickson, chief of Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation said. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/n...

“For Canada, a boost in international standing, > $4-billion into economy per yr, > 15,000 skilled, well-educated UN employees … Canada stable, reliable host not too far from US … Canada refrain from delaying or refusing visas to officials from countries” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

"Chloride in water safe for aquatic life at 120 milligrams/L. Waterways around Canadian cities often > 10x threshold … Zooplankton especially sensitive, eat algae, eaten by small fish, convert algal growth into animal energy – algal lakes lacking in diversity” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

“Salt on icy roads can reduce collisions 90% … But it goes into water system, destroys our vegetation, kills aquatic life, corrodes our vehicles and infrastructure … hidden costs $5-billion a yr” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

“2018 study identified 107 pesticides in analysis of 90 bouquets, 70 of which ended up in florists’ urine, despite them wearing 2 pairs of gloves to handle flowers. Exposure to particular pesticide, clofentezine, was 4 times higher than acceptable threshold” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

"World Bank derided it as a “barrier to development” in 2009 – but praised it as “stellar” 5 years later. Modi shift opposed by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and inequality scholar Thomas Piketty. When monsoons fail, employment guarantees become crisis buffers.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Not only are super-rich responsible for most C emissions, they also invest in most polluting industries. A billionaire carries, on average, an investment portfolio in companies that will produce 1.9m tonnes of CO2 a year – annual emissions of 400,000 petrol cars” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Old bargain – put your own tech sector in chains, expose your people to our plunder of their data and cash, and in return, the US won’t tariff your exports – is dead … US no longer has allies or trading partners, only rivals and adversaries" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Overpumping groundwater is the largest contributor to rates of terrestrial water storage decline in drying regions, significantly amplifying the impacts of increasing temperature, aridification, and extreme drought events" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Groundwater is an intergenerational resource, poorly managed, if managed at all, by recent generations, at exceptionally undervalued cost to future generations. Protecting world’s groundwater is paramount in warming world and on continents that we know are drying" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“Since 2002, 75% of population in 101 countries, losing freshwater water. Continents now contribute more freshwater to sea level rise than ice sheets, and drying regions now contribute > land glaciers and ice caps. Urgent action required to prepare for major impacts” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...