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The Rainforest Flying Squad — the grassroots coalition behind the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades — has broken down the last of its publicly accessible camps due to extreme winter conditions.

From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.

In November, a beloved piece of coastal parkland in Atlantic Canada was saved from development, but environmentalists cautioned the fight wouldn’t be over until the land was officially protected. Now, they’re one step closer to that goal.

Healthy and tasty food could soon be commonplace in Canadian schools after years of neglect, advocates say. 

It was during the holiday break that something awful started happening to the crows that frequent Victoria Park in downtown Charlottetown.

Attorney General Dana Nessel and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were dealt a setback last November when District Court Judge Janet Neff granted Enbridge's request that the case be removed to federal court, a decision that prompted Michigan to abandon that particular challenge. 

One of the largest farmed salmon producers operating in B.C. says it's permanently closing its processing plant in Surrey, B.C., because of a federal government decision to phase out some fish farms.

Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says a new renewable diesel fuel and canola-crushing plant will be part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Health Canada approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 on Monday, January 17, 2022, which could help cut pressure on the health-care system by preventing high-risk patients from ending up in the hospital.

Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a China expert at the University of Ottawa who spent more than three decades in the federal public service working on China issues, said the claim is "ludicrous".

A Quebec City hospital announced on January 17, 2021, that a four-year old girl has died from causes linked to COVID-19.

Madu, who is Black, said he phoned the police chief after he received the ticket but only to seek assurances that he was not being racially profiled or singled out for surveillance given his political position. 

British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he is "less robust" but he's feeling better every day after completing 35 radiation sessions for throat cancer.

The daylong siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, ended on Saturday night after U.S. federal agents stormed the temple.

A winter storm of rare proportions blanketed much of southern Ontario with heavy snow on Monday, January 17, 2022, causing widespread school closures and travel disruptions, leaving some stuck on a major highway for hours on end.