Can researchers breed a potato resistant to climate change?
University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes.
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B.C., U.S. cut red tape for emergency border travel
The federal minister of emergency preparedness says border guards have been advised that British Columbia residents can cross into the United States for essential supplies because of flooding in the province after some were reportedly facing fines or told they would have to quarantine on returning to Canada.
Boston divests from fossil fuels
The ordinance will prohibit the use of public funds from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any company that derives more than 15% of its revenue from fossil fuels.
Companies bid $192 million in Biden's first Gulf oil sale
Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Canada and U.S. tussle over EV tax credits
There's plenty of room and lots of good reasons for Canada and the United States to find common ground on tax credits for electric vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Vaccine sharing on agenda at North American leaders summit
Canada and Mexico will redistribute millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses they received from the United States to other Western Hemisphere countries as a part of today's, November 18, 2021, revived Three Amigos leaders' summit.
U.S. auctions off huge crude reserves in Gulf of Mexico
The reserves in the Gulf of Mexico are estimated to hold up to 1.1 billion barrels of crude.
Trudeau heads to Washington for first North America summit since 2016
Canada, the United States and Mexico are getting the band back together.
Plans for Canada-U.S. Line 5 treaty talks are underway
A proposed motion filed Friday in U.S. district court in Michigan says an initial dispute resolution session, as spelled out in the 1977 pipeline treaty between the two countries, is in the works.
American climate champion AOC says U.S. must take action on climate to regain world respect
The Democratic congressional delegation that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, carries the Biden administration's message: America is back on the global climate stage.
Alligator snapping turtle could gain special protection status in U.S.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Monday, November 8, 2021, that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles -- huge, spike-shelled reptiles t that lurk at the bottom of lakes and slow waterways, luring prey to their mouths by sticking out a wormlike lure.
Kerry at COP is fighting hard for global push to end climate change
Toward the end of the U.N. climate summit's first of two weeks, Kerry’s voice grew hoarse from his mission of rallying global climate efforts that are threatening to hit a wall at home.
Biden overstates the impact his $1T bill will have on shift to electric vehicles
Boasting about his $1 trillion infrastructure package, President Joe Biden overstated its reach by claiming it would result in 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations and meet his pledge to nudge half of U.S. drivers into EVs by decade’s end.
Fully vaxxed Canadians are crossing the border, but COVID tests still a must
For the first time in nearly 20 months, non-essential traffic is once again moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. land border.
Canada-U.S. border businesses say COVID test not needed for vaccinated travellers
Monday's reopening of the Canada-U.S. land border is sparking a mixed reaction among Canadian business leaders: They're excited that people and not just goods will be crossing the border again but are wary of remaining red tape.