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Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Asian Canadians see flaws in federal anti-racism strategy

Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government’s anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism. Avvy Go,...

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No charges in death of Ejaz Choudry, 62-year-old shot and killed by police while in crisis

Ontario’s police watchdog has ruled there will be no criminal charges against police in the death of a 62-year-old father of four who was...

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Protesters must clear Vancouver Island blockade or risk arrest after logging company wins injunction

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction against protesters who have been blocking a forestry company for eight months from operating on Vancouver...

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Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house

As if Canada’s housing sector wasn’t already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher....

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Health officer warned RCMP of challenge identifying patient zero in Campbellton COVID outbreak

The medical officer of health in the Campbellton region warned RCMP it would be difficult to identify Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola as patient zero in the...

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Canadian explorer to attempt 1st human-powered crossing of Turks and Caicos Islands

Toronto-based explorer Mario Rigby spent two years crossing the African continent on foot. Last summer, he paddled the length of Lake Ontario in...

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Sexual harassment complaint tossed after Human Rights Commission mistake

A Halifax woman’s sexual harassment complaint against her former employer has been thrown out after the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission made a...

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Andrew Furey, N.L.’s rookie premier, has his mandate. Now what?

Andrew Furey speaks at Confederation Building in St. John’s on Jan. 15, when he launched the provincial election. It took more than 10...

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Small towns dig deep during pandemic to save their rinks and halls, one cheesecake at a time

As a national news reporter for CBC, I usually cover the most pressing stories from my province — and there have been plenty...

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Canadian firm’s proposed gold mine in Amazon rainforest a step closer to reality, CEO says

A Canadian company is one step closer to building a controversial gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, after its study on how the...

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Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics

While Canadian health authorities fight back against what Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has called “an infodemic” — the spread of false information...

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The movement to address environmental racism is growing. This bill could provide the data it needs

Ada Lockridge has been fighting for cleaner air in her community for 20 years.  She recalls times when she and other residents of Aamjiwnaang First...

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Nearly 200,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination

A little under three-quarters of Ontarians age 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion...

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Westboro bus crash trial is time for long-awaited answers, victims’ families say

In the two years since her mother Judy Booth died in an OC Transpo bus crash, Karen Benvie has been looking for answers....

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Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events

Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they’d be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked...