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Cleveland health officials monitor air quality as threat of Canadian wildfire smoke looms
WOSU - Ohio
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June 12, 2025
Northeast Ohio is in the middle of ozone season, the period between spring and fall when air pollution contributing to ground level ozone can reach its worst. Ozone, at elevated levels, can contribute to health issues. But another threat to air...
Union and environmental non-profit launch lawsuit against Health Canada
Rabble.ca
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June 12, 2025
The United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) and Ecojustice have joined forces in a lawsuit against Health Canada alleging that the agency has failed to enforce pesticide safety data sheet requirements under the federal Pest Control...
Canada’s new AI minister says he won’t ‘over-index’ on AI regulation
MobileSyrup
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June 10, 2025
Canada’s new minister of AI has talked about his broader plans regarding the regulation of the technology. In his first speech since becoming Canada’s inaugural AI minister, Evan Solomon said the government will focus more on ways to tap into AI’s...
Editorial: Amid global warming threat, Japan's financial sector must help protect planet
The Mainichi
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The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in this file photo taken on Nov. 19, 2024. The emergence of the Donald Trump administration has created a headwind for...
2025 wildfire season on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record
CityNews Calgary
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June 12, 2025
The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of...
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record
Brandon Sun
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June 12, 2025
By: Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Posted: 11:39 AM CDT Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025 OTTAWA - The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Read this article for free: We need...
World University Service of Canada ends five-year project in Ghana
Ghana News Agency
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June 12, 2025
By Francis Ofori Accra, June 12, GNA-World University Service of Canada, (WUSC), a Canadian non-profit organisation, has officially concluded a five-year project aimed at providing support and promoting sustainable pathways for young women in...
Billions in new investments needed to meet Canada’s critical mineral demand: report
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Domestic demand alone for six key critical minerals will reach $16 billion by 2040 if Canada keeps its climate policies Author of the article: The Canadian Press Jordan Omstead Published Jun 12, 2025 • 2 minute read FPX...
Legal setback for mining company Aclara: Chile’s Supreme Court overturns ruling against environmental defenders
MiningWatch Canada
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By J. Arroyo Olea - Resumen.cl The Supreme Court of Chile overturned a ruling in favor of the Canadian mining company Aclara, marking a legal setback for the company after the local Concepción Court of Appeals had ruled in its favour in a case...
Canada and Germany should double down on their energy partnership
Canada's National Observer
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June 11, 2025
One silver lining of the Trump administration’s economic hostility toward Canada and other countries is that it has sparked new and renewed conversations internationally. More specifically, it has led many to prioritize relationships based on...
Premier Smith reignites feud with Guilbeault over his plans for Canada's national parks
Devon Dispatch
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Politics Provincial Steven Guilbeault on Parliament Hill in March 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/file Steven Guilbeault may no longer be federal environment minister, but Premier Danielle Smith says...
UPDATE: Okanagan upgraded to severe thunderstorm warning with nickel-sized hail
Castlegar News
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June 12, 2025
UPDATE 2 p.m. In the Okanagan, Environment Canada has upgraded the severe thunderstorm watch to a warning. "Meteorologists are tracking a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy...
Soccer star, environmental champion Sinclair brings recycling mission to Sherwood Park
Devon Dispatch
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Christine Sinclair speaking to students at New Horizons School on Thursday, June 5. Ambassador to the Recycle Your Batteries Canada! program, Sinclair was joined by Earth Rangers to promote environmental...
Canada Faces Historic Wildfire Season with Unprecedented Damage
Times News Global
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June 10, 2025
OTTAWA, Canada — Wildfires are raging across Canada, burning more land this year than in nearly all prior seasons. More than 3.15 million hectares have been scorched so far, surpassing the 25-year average of 2.95 million hectares, according to...
Patzer questions Minister of Environment on pipeline support
Swift Current Online
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June 12, 2025
Our local MP engaged in a back-and-forth in the House of Commons with the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley MP Jeremy Patzer asked Julie Dabrusin if the proposed Build Canada Act would lead to...
Canada: Quebec’s Premier must “backtrack” and fully fund higher education
Education International
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June 11, 2025
In Canada, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) and its federations in the college system are denouncing cuts of 150 million Canadian dollars (around 96 million euros) by 2025-2026 and are calling on Premier François Legault to restore...
Canada won’t ‘over-index’ on regulation, artificial intelligence minister says
Toronto Sun
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June 10, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Anja Karadeglija Published Jun 10, 2025 • 2 minute read Canada's new minister of artificial intelligence said Tuesday he'll put less emphasis on AI regulation and more on finding...
Porter Airlines Expands Canadian Network with New Hamilton Flights
Rus Tourism News
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June 12, 2025
Porter Airlines is continuing its rapid expansion across Canada with the launch of four new routes from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, just outside Toronto. The new connections strengthen the airline’s presence in both western and...
Media: G7 will not issue joint communiqué at Canada summit to avoid provoking Trump
European Pravda
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The G7 countries will not try to reach a consensus on a joint communiqué at the leaders' summit in Canada next week to avoid a potential conflict with US President Donald Trump. Sources told Bloomberg that instead of a single document, G7 leaders...
Lewis Hamilton, 40, sparks social media controversy ahead of Canadian Grand Prix
GB News
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June 12, 2025
Lewis Hamilton has sparked controversy on social media for an unusual reason, his thumb. The seven-time world champion briefly "liked" a post on Instagram slating Ferrari’s underwhelming season thus far, sending fans into a frenzy. The post did...