Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas?

Other countries, like the U.K, the United States and the European Union have all dedicated funding and detailed roadmaps to replace animal testing in research settings. And while Canada has a strategy...

The PM’s doctrine stresses ‘taking the world as it is.’ Critics say it poses ‘reckless’ risk for Canada.

EU rules banning terms such as ‘bacon’ for veggie products are problematic, btw cow muscle = steak, says the Vegetarian Society’s Deirdra Barr

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When Nives Ilic adopted a six-year-old dog that had been used for animal research, she was apprehensive that bringing home an animal with behavioural challenges would upend her life. But Mack surprise...

Sign the new federal petition calling for Canada to replace animal testing with humane, modern science. Millions of animals suffer in labs each year even though humane, non-animal alternatives already...

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall

Celebrities including Bryan Adams, Jann Arden, Bif Naked, Burton Cummings, and Alissa White-Gluz call for ban on live horse exports.

Defense department will still allow stabbing and burning, and ‘weapon wounding’ on animals to test weapons The US military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries. The prohibition on “live fire” training that includes animals is part of this year’s annual defense bill, although other uses of animals for wartime training will continue. The ban was championed by Vern Buchanan, a Republican congressman from Florida who often focuses on animal rights issues. Continue reading...

If your dog has been vomiting or acting lethargic after sneaking table scraps, it might be more than just an upset stomach.

A new parliamentary petition is urging the Canadian government to ban the cruel force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras.

The University of Toronto’s Law school is launching an animal law program. The faculty says its the first program of its kind at a Canadian law school. It comes at a time when animal welfare and right...

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Chris Hannah of Propagandhi names five powerful, conscientious releases the world needs to hear, and discusses the punk/thrash dissidents’ conflicted new album At Peace

The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more Cars and meat are major factors driving a gender gap in greenhouse gas emissions, new research suggests. Men emit 26% more planet-heating pollution than women from transport and food, according to a preprint study of 15,000 people in France. The gap shrinks to 18% after controlling for socioeconomic factors such as income and education. Continue reading...

Phone footage contradicts IDF claims vehicles were not using emergency lights when troops opened fire

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The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...

What you don't know about pigs will surprise you...

The Palestinian Red Crescent says the slain workers and their vehicles were clearly marked as medical and humanitarian personnel and accused Israeli troops of killing them ‘in cold blood’