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why were acquiring uncompleted undeveloped properties rivers govt
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Why we’re acquiring uncompleted, undeveloped properties – Rivers govt

The Rivers State Government has explained why it is acquiring undeveloped and uncompleted properties at the Government Residential Area (GRA). The Commissioner for...

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VAT: Lagos Backs Rivers

As the legal battle continues, the Rivers State government’s action has received support from some states, particularly Lagos, where the government is on...

grassy narrows funding pact for mercury poisoning care home spurs joy and bitter memories
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Grassy Narrows funding pact for mercury-poisoning care home spurs joy and bitter memories

Sitting in the bleachers around the powwow grounds of Grassy Narrows First Nation, dozens of community members gathered for a feast on Monday....

extreme drought in southern b c taking devastating toll on life in water and on land
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Extreme drought in southern B.C. taking devastating toll on life in water and on land

What was once a steady stream of cool, clear water had become a patch of shallow, muddy puddles. Inside these remaining pools not...

lytton b c looks to its history as it starts to rebuild after devastating wildfire
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Lytton, B.C., looks to its history as it starts to rebuild after devastating wildfire

Vancouver-based photographer Kathryn Mussallem was most likely the last tourist to visit the village of Lytton, B.C., before it was devastated by a...

crews battle more than 170 wildfires in b c as drying conditions continue
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Crews battle more than 170 wildfires in B.C. as drying conditions continue

The BC Wildfire Service is facing another challenging day on Saturday as firefighters continue to battle over 170 blazes burning across the province. According to the...

after a decades long fight the last piece of this b c residential school is coming down
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After a decades-long fight, the last piece of this B.C. residential school is coming down

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Forty-six years to the day after the Lower Post residential school in northern...

birchbark canoe project connects generations of mikmaq in kejimkujik national park
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Birchbark canoe project connects generations of Mi’kmaq in Kejimkujik National Park

Rose Meuse never got to know her grandfather, but she pictures him steering a birchbark canoe through the waterways of Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National...

key decision coming soon in fight over crown jewel of southern ontario trout streams
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Key decision coming soon in fight over ‘crown jewel’ of southern Ontario trout streams

Conservation groups and residents fighting a planned sewage plant that they say threatens the “crown jewel” of southern Ontario trout streams are about...

blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms
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Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms

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

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 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...

ankylosaurs dug into the ground to protect themselves alberta paleontologist says
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Ankylosaurs dug into the ground to protect themselves, Alberta paleontologist says

In 2008, paleontologist Phil Currie returned to a remote location in Mongolia to collect the skeleton of an ankylosaur he first came upon in 1999. That specimen...

nigeria news iyc raises alarm over killings sea piracy kidnappings on rivers waterways
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Nigeria news : IYC raises alarm over killings, sea piracy, kidnappings on Rivers waterways

On Tuesday, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State reiterated his administration’s continuous support for the development of the state’s rural areas, in keeping...

in winnipeg during a pandemic if you build a backyard ice rink they will come
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In Winnipeg during a pandemic, if you build a backyard ice rink, they will come

What do you do in the middle of a pandemic, when winter weather has arrived and almost every form of recreation is banned? Build an...