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Matteo Cimellaro, Pippa Norman
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News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
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October 3rd 2023
After missed alerts and close calls, tools such as Facebook, satellite phones and door-knocks are being used by First Nations leaders in the country to keep their communities informed and maintain control over the messaging sent out.
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In its current form, the bill requires the government to publish sustainable job action plans every five years and create a partnership council to provide ongoing advice to the government and ensure workers have the opportunity to contribute to the plans over time.
Cloe Logan
News, Climate Solutions Reporting, Ottawa Insider
| October 3rd 2023
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CBC has reported that in Hamilton, land added to the city's urban boundary for growth contains properties owned in part by two developers with lands in the Greenbelt parcels in question.
Allison Jones
News
| September 29th 2023
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Seventeen-year-old Ziya Merchant is the founder of Phasing Out Plastic Bottles, a multi-school campaign using plastic water bottles to raise awareness about climate justice.
Patricia Lane, Ziya Merchant
Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting
| October 3rd 2023
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On the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ottawa announced an expansion to the Indigenous Guardians program, which funds moccasins on the ground to support Indigenous-led conservation efforts and environmental monitoring through a First Nations lens.
Matteo Cimellaro
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| September 29th 2023
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A study published recently in the journal Nature Communications Medicine found that temperature spikes due to climate change have led to a marked increase in the number of hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders — such as alcohol poisoning, alcohol withdrawal, and alcohol-induced sleep disorders — in New York state.
Zoya Teirstein
News
| October 3rd 2023
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Some MPs on the federal environment committee say a third-party review of the Alberta Energy Regulator's response to the Kearl tailings spill leaves more questions than answers.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| September 29th 2023
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Will Alberta’s electricity grid become unreliable as more renewable generating capacity is added? Denmark has already answered this question with an electricity system that uses wind and solar energy to supply 60 per cent of the country’s electricity consumption.
Rob Miller
Opinion
| October 3rd 2023
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In Episode 12, scientists warn the fisheries minister of bad science.
Zahra Khozema
Investigations
| October 3rd 2023
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Tyee Bridge
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