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Canada ends government subsidies for oil and gas, with exceptions Canada now has a set of guidelines to restrict federal subsidies to the fossil fuel sector, albeit with numerous exceptions. Natasha Bulowski News, Energy, Ottawa Insider \| July 24th 2023

Toronto conservation authority expands trail connecting downtown with urban park Stretching from the Don River in downtown Toronto to Rouge National Urban Park, the second expansion phase of an urban linear park called Meadoway is about to begin. Abdul Matin Sarfraz News \| July 25th 2023

Inside the fight to revolutionize Calgary's green space Calgary's biodiversity advisory committee works to restore indigenous plant life to green space, challenging city administration, private landholders and residents to change Calgary’s approach to urban development in an effort to increase resilience to the effects of climate change. Clayton Keim News \| July 25th 2023

Health Canada's dangerous call on pesticide rules Health Canada and the pesticide industry are using made-up and irrelevant science to drive the bus on maximum residue limits in the wrong direction, writes food safety advocate Mary Lou McDonald. Mary Lou McDonald Opinion \| July 25th 2023

Scientists point to record heat, torrential floods as cost of climate inaction A record-hot June, followed by a disaster-packed July, has climate scientists “shocked” by just how extreme the extreme weather has been, including some ocean waters feeling like “a hot tub.” Kristoffer Tigue News \| July 25th 2023

Greta Thunberg in Swedish court facing protest charge Climate activist Greta Thunberg is appearing in court on Monday on a charge of disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden last month. Associated Press News \| July 24th 2023

Search is on for four missing after Nova Scotia flooding A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. Marlo Glass, Keith Doucette News, Politics \| July 24th 2023

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