ENVIRONMENT
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Ottawa deve declarar plásticos como substância tóxica
O governo federal pretende designar, em breve, os plásticos como substâncias tóxicas. Durante a última campanha eleitoral, os Liberais prometeram…
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Os plásticos e a asfixia do planeta
Atualmente o Canadá está a reciclar apenas 9% dos seus resíduos plásticos. No ano de 2016, os canadianos deitaram fora…
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Hamilton scientists find way to dissolve, recycle rubber from car tires
Scientists in Hamilton have found a way to dissolve the rubber used in car tires, which they say could eventually…
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‘Very ambitious’ new strategy aims to make all Toronto transportation electric by 2050
When Marawan El-Asfahani starts his car, it barely makes a sound. No roaring combustion engine, no purring as exhaust winds through to a tailpipe. That…
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Thrifting is losing its stigma: second-hand clothes are sustainable — and cool
Canadian attitudes toward second-hand clothes are changing, and businesses are cashing in. Not long ago, the idea of shopping at…
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Road salt is so pricey, this snow remover sprays brine instead
The great salt shortage of 2018-2019 is behind us, but the days of cheap rock salt are probably over. Municipalities…
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Coal and bitumen: Why the Norwegian pension fund is ditching the oilsands
Norway’s largest pension fund is no stranger to Alberta’s oilsands, having invested in several different oil producers over the last…
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Trudeau promises to boost environmental protection and teach more kids to camp
Justin Trudeau said today a re-elected Liberal government would protect a quarter of Canada’s natural land and ocean habitats by…
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Toronto-born woman living in U.S. ‘ecstatic’ about voting in Canadian election for first time
More than 31,700 Canadians living abroad have registered to vote so far in next month’s federal election, including some expats…
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B.C. wins injunction blocking Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps legislation over oil
The Federal Court has suspended Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps legislation, aimed in part at the embattled Trans Mountain pipeline extension, granting British Columbia…
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Scientists sound alarm over Alberta’s new approach to tracking oilsands pollution
The scientist who once oversaw the science division of an independent agency keeping tabs on the impact of industrial pollution…
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Millennial voters could decide this election
Millennials may be known for their expensive lattes and avocado toast, but will they have an appetite for politics in…
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NDP unveils Quebec platform, promising more power on immigration and language
NDP’s Jagmeet Singh starts week two in the province which was once his party’s stronghold, promising more powers to Quebec on…
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Better fertilizer use by farmers saves money and the environment
Bouncing through a durum wheat field south of Regina on an all-terrain vehicle, with a shovel strapped to the vehicle’s back and…
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Attawapiskat declares state of emergency over water quality
Attawapiskat resident Adrian Sutherland said he was irked Sunday after seeing a tweet from Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna praising…
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This house was built using 600,000 recycled plastic bottles
Joel German says when he and David Saulnier told people their plan to build homes with plastic bottles, “they looked at us like…
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How the city plans to re-imagine Toronto Island Park and make it ‘spectacular’
Toronto parks staff have embarked on a multi-year project that will redefine how the city uses one of its most…
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You can see Toronto’s future skyline right now at Metro Hall
Want to know what Toronto’s skyline will look like in a few years or even a decade? Well there’s an…
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Fedeli, MacLeod, Thompson all demoted in major Ontario cabinet shuffle by Ford
Some of the Ford government’s most high-profile cabinet ministers have been moved out of their posts as part of a…
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Andrew Scheer unveils climate plan promising ‘green technology, not taxes’
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled a plan for the environment Wednesday that he said would meet Canada’s emissions reduction targets…
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Government to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021: Source
The Trudeau government will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, CBC News has learned from a government source. Plastic straws,…
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Forecasters call for ‘average’ Atlantic hurricane season this year
Canadians can expect an average year for hurricane activity, with as many as 15 named storms, including up to four major hurricanes…
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Weather in May to be much like April, but forecast says warmth likely on the way
The first two weeks of May will feel a lot like April and the forecast for the latter half of…
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‘Canada is in the wrong’: Environmentalists urge the country to clear out its trash from the Philippines
Canada needs to remove its garbage from the Philippines immediately — and pay restitution, an environmental studies professor says. “I…
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Scientists plan to freeze ship in Arctic ice to understand melt
An international expedition to the Arctic will intentionally freeze a ship into the ice for a year so scientists can…
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How B.C. brought in Canada’s 1st carbon tax and avoided economic disaster
Eleven years ago, Jock Finlayson and his colleagues at the Business Council of B.C. were mildly alarmed by how quickly…
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Canada warming at twice the global rate, leaked report finds
Canada is, on average, experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with Northern Canada heating up…
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Warmer weather expected Wednesday after spring snow blankets city
Toronto residents were greeted by a covering of snow on the ground early Sunday after a low pressure system brought…
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