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When humans over-exploit underground water supplies, the ground collapses like a huge empty water bottle. It's called subsidence, and it could affect 1.6 billion people by 2040.
Teams of young people competing in a high school “ethics bowl” are looking to replace the zero sum nature of debating with a more collaborative approach to society’s dilemmas.
"As friends and allies of the United States, we are deeply disturbed that one of President Biden's first actions in office has been to rescind the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline border crossing," Jason Kenney said at a news conference Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first woman and person of colour to hold the title, took the oath of office Wednesday on the very spot where Trump's own supporters tried to lay waste to Capitol Hill.
Dr. Samantha Hill said if people fear the vaccines they won't get them, and whether vaccines are delayed by supply issues or patients hesitant to take them, the result will be tragic.
Two international aquaculture companies want the Federal Court to set aside federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan’s decision — in whole or in part — to phase out salmon farming operations in the region by the end of June 2022.
Canada won't stop trying to convince Joe Biden of the merits of Keystone XL, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, despite reports the U.S. president-elect appears poised to sign the pipeline project's death warrant.
A Canadian neonatal intensive care nurse who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., has been fired, her employer said on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
Canada is not getting any COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech next week and the federal government says it can't tell provinces exactly how many doses to expect over the next month.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he won't grant a curfew exemption for Montreal's homeless population, telling reporters on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, he has confidence that police will use their good judgment in dealing with cases.
A defamation lawsuit by the world’s largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled.