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How to make sense of the new findings on ‘forever chemicals’ in makeup

People who wear makeup such as lipstick or mascara may be absorbing or licking up potentially harmful ingredients that hang around for decades...

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$1,600 taken from customer’s account — and her bank won’t say why

Angel Pui was pleased when the business she started in the pandemic, selling luxury handbags online, made a sale in South Korea. The...

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Solar windows, shingles and cladding? The building itself is now the solar panel

When you walk through the sun-filled atrium of the Edmonton Convention Centre or glimpse the dramatic sloped roof of the Varennes Library in...

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Studies reveal the unintended consequences of delaying surgeries, drop in ER visits due to pandemic

“If it’s a COVID death or a COVID case, it’s important. Otherwise it doesn’t matter.” That’s how Sean Perkins said his experience in the Ontario...

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5 belugas doing well after being moved from Marineland, U.S. aquarium says

Five beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., are doing well after being moved to the U.S. over the weekend, an American...

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Why Canada’s big bets on delaying, mixing doses of COVID-19 vaccines could pay off

While the typical approach for COVID-19 vaccinations is using the same brand for each dose, given at specific intervals, Canada has been exploring...

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‘Vancouver Model’ of drug decriminalization is deeply flawed, national coalition says

A national coalition of groups that support drug decriminalization say the plan put forward by Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart known as the “Vancouver Model”...

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We probably won’t reach herd immunity against COVID-19 any time soon, but it’s OK, experts say

Every day, more and more Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. It has often been suggested that as this trend continues, we will soon reach...

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As Sask. faces growing COVID-19 cases, Indigenous communities have charted a different path

As cases of COVID-19 have climbed in Saskatchewan in 2021, the case counts among the province’s Indigenous communities have dramatically decreased.  Data obtained...

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Sask. artist’s 365 daily pandemic art pieces help her live in the moment

In April 2020, Marsha Schuld was isolated on her acreage and feeling anxious.  To deal with the feelings that came from the coronavirus pandemic, Schuld decided...

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Teachers warn that some students have ‘checked out’ of school, and it will be hard to get them back

Toronto-area high school teacher Kirby Mitchell has long focused his attention on students who’ve been labelled as having behavioural issues, who are often...

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‘It excites people’: First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist

The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who’ve developed a long string of social media...

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Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler

Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...

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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....

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A year of misfortune: How the global pandemic has battered N.L.’s oil and gas industry

Amanda Young had her dream job as a cook on the Terra Nova FPSO, one of four oil-producing platforms in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. “We...

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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...