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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
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June 18th 2024
Montreal has banned the use of 32 highly toxic pesticides on golf courses due to the risk they pose to human health and the environment, including several considered safe by Canada's pesticide regulator. The ban extends to glyphosate, a controversial and widely-used herbicide that is neurotoxic, disrupts the endocrine system and can cause cancer.
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Oil and gas are Canada's top exports, but as the world embraces the so-called clean tech revolution, our per capita GDP is already shrinking. Without some plan to replace fossil fuels, our economy will face an unparalleled calamity.
Sandy Garossino
Opinion, Energy
| June 18th 2024
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A coalition of conservation groups has called for the use of emergency protections to protect endangered southern resident killer whales from the increased oil tanker traffic due to the expanded Trans Mountain (TMX) pipeline.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| June 18th 2024
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A new partnership between a charity that addresses local water challenges in Indigenous communities and a Tribal Council representing seven first nations along the north shore of Lake Huron will deliver education and training to 10 participants, culminating in certification in water quality, environmental data and fish conservation.
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
News
| June 18th 2024
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New protections for remote work could empower employees to choose to live outside of crowded city centres nearer to an office, potentially causing a ripple effect where the supply of urban housing improves as people relocate and office towers are repurposed.
Elliot Goodell Ugalde
Opinion
| June 18th 2024
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Investor-state dispute settlement courts have awarded more than US$100 billion of public money to corporations — largely in settlements arising from new green regulations and other public measures that impacted their fossil fuel, mining and other projects.
Arthur Nelson
News, US News
| June 18th 2024
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Most of Ontario started to swelter on Monday as what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave arrived in the province, with Environment Canada warning that many communities could experience dangerously high temperatures this week.
The Canadian Press
News
| June 17th 2024
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