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July 29th 2022

Father Daryold Corbiere Winkler, an Ojibway priest, asks tough, but necessary questions of his Church.

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Afterthoughts on the Pope’s apology from a last-generation residential school survivor Four generations of my family attended the same residential school in Lebret, Sask. It operated for 114 years and was demolished in 2000. Kerry Benjoe Opinion \| July 29th 2022

Higher prices hit different for young people Young people are feeling the pinch of inflation more than their older counterparts, as the ever-increasing cost of living in Toronto is forcing some to rethink their plans. Morgan Sharp News, Next Gen Insider \| July 29th 2022

Big Plastic suing feds over single-use ban — again Several major plastic manufacturers have turned to the courts to stop the federal government from implementing a ban on several single-use plastic items. Marc Fawcett-Atkinson News \| July 29th 2022

Critics worry more tailings pond waste at gold mine could mean disaster for Nova Scotia The company behind the Touquoy open-pit gold mine in Moose River has asked the province for permission to raise the height of a dam wall surrounding its tailing ponds, which consist of watered-down waste from the mining process and contain heavy metal byproducts. Cloe Logan News \| July 29th 2022

As waters warm, Alaska witnesses salmon booms and busts Chaotic salmon returns leave some Alaskans with an abundance of salmon, and others with none. Victoria Petersen News \| July 29th 2022

Out of money, out of hope. Ontario seniors are pushed into long-term care for lack of better options Lucy DeFilippis is a light sleeper, so when her phone rings in the middle of the night, she wakes quickly, ready to face the next crisis. Allison Hannaford News \| July 29th 2022

Cost of Coastal GasLink pipeline leaps 70% to $11.2 billion The 670-kilometre pipeline, which aims to carry natural gas across the province to the LNG Canada processing and export facility in Kitimat, is already about 70 per cent complete, Poirier said. Until Thursday, the pipeline's cost estimate stood at $6.6 billion. Christopher Reynolds News \| July 28th 2022

Rescued manatee flies to freedom in style An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year was flown to Florida on a cargo plane and released into a bay near a wildlife refuge along the Gulf Coast this week. Associated Press News, US News \| July 28th 2022

Massive methane leaks speed up climate change To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil−rich Permian Basin. Michael Biesecker, Helen Wieffering News \| July 28th 2022

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