Photo: The Canadian Press This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 shows the edge of a young star forming region near NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. When Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette was young, she didn’t see many stars in the bright sky of Montreal. But she delves into the colorful otherworldly images …
It’s hard to make things work in space, and even harder to make money there. With a long history in the space industry and a handful of healthy companies, Canadians are good at both. But industry executives and experts say the country needs a boost to maintain an edge in a sector poised to soar. …
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Breadcrumb Links Columnists Canada Publication date : December 10, 2022 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read 12 comments The federal government plans to ban some commonly used plastic items, including straws. Photo by fullempty /iStock/Getty Images Content of the article The Trudeau government’s plan to eliminate plastic waste in Canada by 2030 is …
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A ruptured pipe spilled enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest land-based crude oil pipeline spill in nine years and surpassing all previous ones on the same combined pipeline system, according to federal data. Keystone Pipeline Spill Into a …
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Montreal Canada – Indigenous communities are demanding a leadership role in protecting global biodiversity, as a United Nations conference on safeguarding critical ecosystems highlights the importance of Indigenous stewardship of lands and waters. Calls to put Indigenous rights and decision-making at the heart of biodiversity initiatives have intensified as representatives from nearly 200 countries gather …
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Editor’s note: Jane Alexander is the former president of the National Endowment for the Arts. She has served on the boards of Audubon, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the American Bird Conservancy. Alexander is the author of “Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth”. She is also a Tony …
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Editor’s note: Jane Alexander is the former president of the National Endowment for the Arts. She has served on the boards of Audubon, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the American Bird Conservancy. Alexander is the author of “Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth”. She is also a Tony …
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OTTAWA- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unequivocal on Wednesday when asked if Canada will meet its goal of protecting a quarter of all of Canada’s land and oceans by 2025. “I’m happy to say we’re going to hit our ’25 by 25′ target,” Trudeau said during a small roundtable with reporters on the sidelines of …
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FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mt. (AP) – Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets disappeared from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation generations ago, wiped out by campaigns of poisoning, disease and agricultural plows that transformed open grasslands where nomadic tribes once roamed croplands and cattle pastures. Now, with guidance from elders and outside wildlife …
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Parks Canada has harshly rebuked Ontario’s plan to open up sections of Greenbelt conservation lands for housing construction, saying the move risks “irreversible harm” and that proper consultation on the proposal had not taken place. In a letter submitted to the provincial government on Monday, Parks Canada listed issues to consider for the proposal to …
