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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,...

mps set to vote on motion to recognize emancipation day across canada
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MPs set to vote on motion to recognize Emancipation Day across Canada

It was called “the greatest freedom show on earth.” From the Depression era until 1967, annual Emancipation Day celebrations on Aug. 1 drew big...

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

b c boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with e coli
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B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli

E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce...

after 230 year fight caldwell first nation has reserve status begins to build a new community
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After 230-year fight, Caldwell First Nation has reserve status; begins to build a new community

Caldwell First Nation has finally achieved reserve status, ending a decade-long bureaucratic struggle that included environmental assessments and various approvals from both provincial and municipal...

ontario to finally pull the plug on fax machines in public service
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Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service

For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it’s a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky...

from restaurant staff to pilots pandemic is pushing people in hard hit professions to retrain for new jobs
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From restaurant staff to pilots, pandemic is pushing people in hard-hit professions to retrain for new jobs

When COVID-19 hit, Ryan Sullivan was a pilot for Porter Airlines and he loved his job. These days, though, he spends his days...

compressed air flywheels and more energy storage solutions being tested in canada
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Compressed air, flywheels and more: Energy storage solutions being tested in Canada

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

covid era school design takes lessons from indigenous educators
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COVID-era school design takes lessons from Indigenous educators

A Saskatoon-based architect is already applying lessons learnt from the pandemic to the schools he is designing, and said the First Nations clients...

st johns firefighters grounded as helicopter rescue team remains in holding pattern
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St. John’s firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in ‘holding pattern’

The helicopter rescue team normally called in to pluck wayward wanderers from cliffs and transport injured hikers from remote inaccessible locations around St....

people waste way more food than thought un finds heres how canada compares
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People waste way more food than thought, UN finds. Here’s how Canada compares

Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of...

manitoba rcmp say a first nations man assaulted an officer court documents suggest thats not what happened
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Manitoba RCMP say a First Nations man assaulted an officer. Court documents suggest that’s not what happened

On June 6, 2019, Brian Halcrow woke up in a jail cell in Thompson, Man., with four stitches across his forehead, a torn-up sweater and...

ontario man battles bell and contractor after worker uses power tool to clean his car
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Ontario man battles Bell and contractor after worker uses power tool to clean his car

David Rooney couldn’t believe what he was seeing when he looked out his front window in June and saw a Bell Canada contract...

saskatchewan first nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent
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Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent

A northern Saskatchewan First Nation blockaded a road and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Toronto uranium company. Birch Narrows Dene Nation officials...

nasas perseverance rover sporting the latest bells and whistles set to land on mars today
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NASA’s Perseverance rover — sporting the latest bells and whistles — set to land on Mars today

It’s a big day for space exploration. NASA’s mission controllers are expecting to confirm the Perseverance rover’s landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55...