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Simple things like washing festive plastic knitwear on the gentle cycle can reduce microfibre shedding by 70 per cent and better protect marine ecosystems, a recent Ocean Wise study shows.

This week, Nova Scotia mandated its privately owned electrical utility, Nova Scotia Power, to put more biomass energy on the grid.

For the first time in over 100 years, Kukpi7 (Chief) Hillary Adam of the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation can now walk freely across a vast swath of his people's traditional territory.

It’s unclear what the Secretary of State will do about the alleged use of misinformation by signature gatherers. Joe Kocurek, a spokesperson for the office, confirmed it received several complaints alleging misinformation but declined to share other details, citing an “ongoing or potential investigation.”

"Fiona was a large-scale, high-impact storm -- likely the most damaging hurricane in Canadian history in terms of insurance costs with initial estimates of $700 million," Dave Phillips said in his 27th annual rundown.

For renewable energy companies in India, it's a good time to be in business.

WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days.

An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. 

They came to Ottawa by the thousands with different goals and grievances, but united in their disenfranchisement with the federal Liberal government and COVID-19 health restrictions. 

One was the building peacemaker who always had a smile on his face.

British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says.

One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing.

As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children's medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to addressing the problem.

Reindeer could hold the key to regenerative healing in humans and animals, says research led by the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary.

As tension between China and many western countries mounts, the United Nations biodiversity conference has set a clear example of how co-operation can help find solutions to global crises.