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John Woodside
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Analysis, Politics
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April 20th 2023
A G7 meeting over the weekend is being criticized by environmental advocates for not reflecting the urgency of the climate crisis, but a close look at the meeting reveals an emerging strategy for how Canada plans to advance its interests this year.
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The CBC has retreated from Twitter after Elon Musk slapped a "government-funded media" label on its account. Columnist Max Fawcett says it needs to stop backing down and start speaking up.
Max Fawcett
Opinion, Politics
| April 20th 2023
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New Brunswick saw a six per cent rise in emissions, according to the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, which put out a provincial breakdown of the federal government’s National Inventory Report. That report, based on the most recent data available from 2021, is an analysis provided to the United Nations to show a country’s progress on reaching climate targets.
Cloe Logan
News
| April 20th 2023
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While Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette called the youths remarkable and was sympathetic to concerns about their future in light of scientific evidence on the impacts of climate change, she did not find Ontario's targets breached their Charter rights.
Tyler Griffin
News
| April 19th 2023
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Workers were fired up and eager to strike Wednesday after the federal government failed to reach an agreement with the country's largest federal public service union.
Matteo Cimellaro, Natasha Bulowski
News
| April 20th 2023
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Alberta's United Conservative Party government released a climate plan Wednesday that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 without offering many details, targets or new measures to get it there.
Bob Weber
News
| April 19th 2023
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The Trudeau government is not interested in engaging striking PSAC workers. The Treasury Board issued a press release stating it has “done everything it can do to reach a deal.” In labour relations speak, the government is digging in.
Jen Hassum
Opinion
| April 19th 2023
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A tiny Hawaiian island is finally free of invasive rats. Now scientists are trying to coax back lost seabird colonies.
Tim Lydon
News
| April 20th 2023
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From the archives
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Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
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