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Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists
Satellite pictures show Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level since such records began and barely missed breaking the old mark. "There's no going back at this point," said Mark Serreze of ...
Sep 21, 2020
Feds reluctantly approve Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government has reluctantly given green lights to both Ontario and New Brunswick to use their own carbon-pricing systems for big industrial emitters, rather than have a federal pro...
Sep 21, 2020
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 18, 2020
Trudeau starts consultations with opposition leaders on next week's throne speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of the...
Sep 16, 2020
Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' throne speech Wednesday is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speech, cra...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadian forestry invents biodegradable mask filter, aims for full mask by Christmas
OTTAWA - A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stphane Renou, the president of FPI...
Sep 16, 2020
Canada sending nearly 300 fire personnel by Friday to help battle wildfires in Oregon
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help beat back the flames ravaging Oregon, one of three states where wildfires are razing buildings, claiming...
Sep 16, 2020
Task force crosses partisan lines to call for $55 billion for climate, clean energy
OTTAWA - A new report from an independent task force says Canada's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic needs massive investments in clean energy, climate-resilient buildings and electric cars...
Sep 16, 2020
Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...
Sep 16, 2020
Trudeau says he doesn't want an election but country will 'figure it out' if need be
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's democratic institutions - including Parliament and Elections Canada - need to be fully functional even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. But he in...
Sep 15, 2020
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