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conservatives climate plan would replace liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own
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Conservatives’ climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own

After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon...

heres how labrador inuit are leading the way by adapting to the curveballs of climate change
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Here’s how Labrador Inuit are leading the way by adapting to the curveballs of climate change

The social enterprise SmartICE has been internationally recognized for its ability to combine traditional knowledge with technology in order to help people adapt...

alta ont sask and n b signing agreement to explore small nuclear reactors
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Alta., Ont., Sask. and N.B. signing agreement to explore small nuclear reactors

Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option. Premier Jason...

22 yr old winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning
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22-yr-old Winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning

If you think you can’t get seriously ill from COVID-19 because you’re young and healthy, think again. That’s the message a 22-year-old Winnipeg man...

red cross distributes nearly 6 2m to families after n s mass shooting
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Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting

Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn’t want her to be frozen in grief.  In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and...

liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income reject capital gain tax hike
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Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike

Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...

canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan but how green is it
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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...

study suggests vaccines may improve symptoms for some covid 19 long haulers
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Study suggests vaccines may improve symptoms for some COVID-19 long-haulers

Elaine McCartney typically keeps a list on hand of her 30 or so health issues following a bout of COVID-19 a year ago— in...

canadian explorer to attempt 1st human powered crossing of turks and caicos islands
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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...

this is your brain on pandemic what chronic stress is doing to us
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This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us

Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — or may have seen on YouTube....

its silly director of bigfoot movie thanks campaign by albertas energy war room
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‘It’s silly’: Director of Bigfoot movie thanks campaign by Alberta’s energy war room

The director of a children’s movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government’s energy centre for starting a “ludicrous” fight over the...

federal carbon offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress even as it increases emissions
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Federal carbon-offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress, even as it increases emissions

This column is an opinion by Nicholas Rivers, Mark Jaccard and Kathryn Harrison. Rivers is the Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy at...

supreme court carbon tax ruling the last ride of the resistance
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Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?

This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...

supreme court to rule today on whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional
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Supreme Court to rule today on whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional

The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision today on whether the federal Liberal government’s carbon pricing regime is constitutional — a ruling that...

he is coming to his rescue older brother donates stem cells to 7 year old with rare blood disease
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‘He is coming to his rescue’: Older brother donates stem cells to 7-year-old with rare blood disease

The mother of a boy with a rare blood disorder who has been searching for a stem cell donor for the last four years says...