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Enbridge describes it as essential for reliable oil supplies in both nations, saying the plan has undergone rigorous environmental permitting and will boost Minnesota's economy. Opponents contend it endangers waterways, violates indigenous treaty rights and abets dependence on fossil fuels that will further overheat the planet.

The revamped rules are a “bold step” that would shift costs to industry and keep more types of packaging away from landfills, provincial Environment Minister Jeff Yurek said. But critics say the burden could be passed to consumers, and that new targets are too low.

Ontario will keep its schools closed in June, Premier Doug Ford says, as he extends virtual-only learning until the summer break amid a waning third wave of COVID-19 infections and a vaccine rollout still in progress.

More than half of all people in Canada have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the country edges closer to lifting anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities reported on Wednesday.

The country's two most populous provinces are laying out plans to reopen as Canada's COVID-19 vaccination pace brings optimism, but Manitoba's premier says surging infections there are linked to people not getting their shots.

Thursday's announcement about the latest attempt to reopen Ontario’s economy will speak volumes about whether the Ford government has learned anything over the last few months, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Jessica Strachan changed her mind halfway through responding to a judge’s question in the final case, but her underdog team from Humberside Collegiate Institute still won the argument and the national championship at last month’s virtual Ethics Bowl.

Waterloo started taking COVID-19 vaccine bookings for children as young as 12 on Tuesday as Ontario’s provincial government shifts focus from big-city hot-spot neighbourhoods where adolescents who are not also essential workers have been left out until at least July.

Annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells might be underestimated by as much as 150 per cent in Canada and 20 per cent in the U.S., according to a recent study from McGill University.

The Catholic school board in Halton rejected an effort to get its schools to fly the Pride flag this June and to display signs confirming its classrooms are safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students and staff year-round, a move the student who started the push called “an act of cowardice.”

Climate experts and the federal Green Party say Canada’s new commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is severely lacking. "It's a disgrace,” said Green MP Elizabeth May.