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Annamie Paul says 'small group' of party execs responsible for attempts to oust her
Green Leader Annamie Paul sought Thursday to frame a legal challenge from her own party as the work of a "small group" of outgoing executives, as she tries to push past the turmoil still roiling the Greens in the shadow of a looming federal election.
U.S. new ambassador to Canada is David Cohen, tech exec and political adviser
President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada.
What is fuelling Russia's mega fires?
Thousands of wildfires engulf broad expanses of Russia each year, destroying forests and shrouding territories in acrid smoke.
Canada opens up, but U.S. adds 30 days to border travel restrictions
Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border for at least the next 30 days.
G20 environment ministers meet to prepare for COP26 in Nov.
With forest fires raging in the U.S. and Russia and floods devastating parts of Western Europe, environment and energy ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized countries gathered on Thursday, July 22, 2021, for two days of talks ahead of November’s crucial climate change conference.
Why Big Plastic wants you to worry Trudeau is taking over your recycling bin
New rules to end plastic pollution in Canada are under "misleading" attacks by a shadowy coalition of Canadian plastic manufacturers, environmental advocates warn following the release of a new survey.
Ontario elementary teachers union urges cautious return to classrooms
The main elementary teachers union in Ontario is calling on the government to take a more cautious approach to reopening schools than the one advocated by the province’s pediatric hospitals.
Are Canadian uranium workers still more likely to die from lung cancer?
A study by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is examining health data from 80,000 people who have worked in Canada’s uranium mines, mills and processing and fabrication facilities.
Microplastics wash out of your clothing and into the ocean. Some simple fixes could help
At five millimetres or smaller, microplastics are a growing problem in the world’s waters. They harm the food chain, showing up in plankton, the digestion systems of mammals, and seafood consumed by humans.
Quebec researchers propose new heat wave alert system
Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change.
Quebec rejects $14B LNG project over environmental concerns
After a groundswell of opposition to GNL Québec’s multibillion-dollar natural gas project, the provincial government has rejected the plan. Now advocates say it’s time for other governments to follow suit.
Green coalition challenges certification claims that Canada’s forestry products are sustainable
The Canadian Standards Association’s sustainable forestry designation is greenwashing harmful old-growth logging practices in B.C. and blatantly misleading wood product consumers, say those calling on the federal Competition Bureau to investigate.