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Report urges more protection for Great Lakes
“Enormous strides” have been made in protecting the Great Lakes at the heart of North America, says a report from the International Joint Commission (IJC), but more needs to be done to meet emerging...
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A call for water funding and a dedicated minister
March 22 is World Water Day. It is also budget day in Canada and the Council of Canadians is calling on the government to budget $7.4 billion to expand the protection of water. The citizens’ group...
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Shipwrecks must be better protected: archaeologist
A leading marine archaeologist says Canada needs a national strategy to protect underwater wrecks, reports Canadian Press. Rob Rondeau told CP shipwrecks are “kind of the poor cousin to on-land...
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Development plans for national parks alarm watchdog
Listen A major conservation group says there has been a dramatic shift from protecting national parks to developing them for tourism and this, at the expense of the very nature they were created to...
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Nuclear scientists want to safely speak out
Scientists who work for Canada’s nuclear regulatory body want their union to negotiate guarantees they will not be sanctioned if they speak out about safety issues, reports the Globe and Mail. Canada’s...
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Where have the whales gone, and why?
Researchers tracking the Atlantic Right whale have been somewhat concerned that the whales are not showing up in their usual summer feeding grounds in and around the northeastern US and eastern Canada....
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Shipwrecks, other submerged sites to be protected
CBC reports the Canadian government is planning new regulations to protect underwater wrecks and historical sites. Now, there is only a patchwork of rules put in place by provincial and territorial...
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Canada must act to protect independent journalism, says lawyer
A Canadian lawyer is calling on the government to change Canada’s law so that a criminal act against a journalist carries a stiffer than usual penalty. Toronto lawyer David Butt says this would send a...
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Smart cities threaten privacy, freedom, warns expert
The former privacy commissioner of Ontario recently resigned from a project to create a smart city in Toronto because there are no guarantees the collection of personal data would be kept private....
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Don’t gift exotic pets, urges non-profit
World Animal Protection is urging people to not give or ask for exotic animals for Christmas. A survey suggests that 10 per cent of Canadians own such animals with freshwater fish as the most common...
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World is losing wetlands, critical benefits: conservationists
The world has lost 64 per cent of its wetlands and the benefits they provide such as cleaning water, reducing flooding, preventing erosion, minimizing droughts and sheltering hundreds of species....
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Canadians warned to beware of election interference
Canadians will vote in a federal election in October 2019 and the government is taking steps to combat interference. “Foreign and malicious actors are becoming more creative at using online platforms...
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Sable Island gets funding for restoration, protection
The Canadian government has announced it will provide $3.4 million for a national park which is home to one of the largest dune systems in eastern North America. Sable Island National Park Reserve sits...
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Calls to protect one of the last “old growth” forests in Quebec
The northern areas of Canada while very sparsely populated are nonetheless the site of much activity by resource companies. In northern Quebec, which holds an absolutely huge expanse of the boreal...
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Trade deal could make some drugs inaccessible: MSF
A medical humanitarian agency is warning that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) could mean drug prices will go up, and that could lead to more suffering and death for millions of people in developing...
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Report urges more protection for Great Lakes
“Enormous strides” have been made in protecting the Great Lakes at the heart of North America, says a report from the International Joint Commission (IJC), but more needs to be done to meet emerging...
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A call for water funding and a dedicated minister
March 22 is World Water Day. It is also budget day in Canada and the Council of Canadians is calling on the government to budget $7.4 billion to expand the protection of water. The citizens’ group...
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Shipwrecks must be better protected: archaeologist
A leading marine archaeologist says Canada needs a national strategy to protect underwater wrecks, reports Canadian Press. Rob Rondeau told CP shipwrecks are “kind of the poor cousin to on-land...
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Political parties asked to respect elector’s privacy
Canada’s political parties are being asked to adopt privacy policies to protect the data they collect about voters. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Chief Electoral Officer have issued a...
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Calls to protect one of the last “old growth” forests in Quebec
The northern areas of Canada while very sparsely populated are nonetheless the site of much activity by resource companies. In northern Quebec, which holds an absolutely huge expanse of the boreal...
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