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4 days ago | 
pentictonherald.ca | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards. Experts say these standards, developed over years by municipalities, are designed to ensure new buildings are safer, cleaner, more resilient and more affordable to operate in the face of a growing climate crisis.
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4 days ago | 
thespec.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards. Experts say these standards, developed over years by municipalities, are designed to ensure new buildings are safer, cleaner, more resilient and more affordable to operate in the face of a growing climate crisis.
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4 days ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards. Experts say these standards, developed over years by municipalities, are designed to ensure new buildings are safer, cleaner, more resilient and more affordable to operate in the face of a growing climate crisis.
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1 week ago | 
thespec.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Pressure is mounting on the Ford government to withdraw its controversial Bill 5, as First Nations, environmental advocates, legal experts and opposition parties warn it threatens biodiversity, weakens environmental oversight and undermines Indigenous consultation.
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1 week ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Premier Doug Ford says the act is needed to protect Ontario's economy from US tariffs, but critics argue the government is using trade threats as a pretext to push through legislation that would grant it sweeping, unchecked powers to fast-track development and mining projects with little scrutiny.
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1 week ago | 
thespec.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
For many, the arrival of summer is a welcome escape from Toronto’s long, grey winter. But for Melissa Taylor, it brings dread. The past few years have taught her that summer heat doesn’t just arrive — it invades her apartment, making day-to-day living nearly unbearable. Taylor lives in a two-bedroom apartment in a high-rise on Dawes Road in Toronto’s Beaches–East York area without central air conditioning that becomes suffocating during heatwaves.
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1 week ago | 
pentictonherald.ca | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
For many, the arrival of summer is a welcome escape from Toronto’s long, grey winter. But for Melissa Taylor, it brings dread. The past few years have taught her that summer heat doesn’t just arrive — it invades her apartment, making day-to-day living nearly unbearable. Taylor lives in a two-bedroom apartment in a high-rise on Dawes Road in Toronto’s Beaches–East York area without central air conditioning that becomes suffocating during heatwaves.
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1 week ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
For many, the arrival of summer is a welcome escape from Toronto's long, grey winter. But for Melissa Taylor, it brings dread. The past few years have taught her that summer heat doesn't just arrive - it invades her apartment, making day-to-day living nearly unbearable. Taylor lives in a two-bedroom apartment in a high-rise on Dawes Road in Toronto's Beaches-East York area without central air conditioning that becomes suffocating during heatwaves.
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1 week ago | 
thespec.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Six US governors seeking to sidestep the Trump administration’s trade war are inviting their Canadian counterparts to a meeting in Boston to discuss preserving the economic lifelines that have long connected New England and Eastern Canada. Led by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, the joint invitation comes from five governors, mostly Democrats, representing New York, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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1 week ago | 
nuclear-news.net | Abdul Matin Sarfraz |Christina MacPherson
Coalition urges Carney to drop nuclear from energy plan by Abdul Matin Sarfraz, National Observer, May 23, 2025A coalition of First Nations, physicians and environmental organizations is ramping up pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney to drop nuclear energy from his “energy superpower” strategy, warning it comes with high costs, long delays and long-term risks.
