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2022 North Atlantic right whale protection measures
The Government of Canada recognizes that protecting and sustaining aquatic species at risk is critically important to ecosystem health and thriving fisheries. To that…
B.C. municipalities empowered to ban single-use plastics
Municipalities throughout British Columbia (B.C.) (Canada) can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities. Under new rules, local governments can…
Canada launches second half of its $20-million Food Waste Reduction Challenge
To help spark new ideas and engage diverse perspectives, the Government of Canada launched the $20-million Food Waste Reduction Challenge in November 2020, calling…
Gender gap: Women represent two-thirds of doctorates, only one-third of academic jobs
Study reveals persistent gender gap in hiring, especially for women with Canadian PhDs in archaeology. Women today represent two-thirds of all Canadian doctorates in archaeology,…
Commentary: Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in medicine
Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in health care to address its harmful effects on people’s health, argue authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…
Canadian province expands battery recycling program
Saskatchewan has expanded a consumer battery recycling program in partnership with Call2Recycle Canada. Call2Recycle Canada Inc., a consumer battery stewardship organization connected to Atlanta-based Call2Recycle,…
International Joint Commission Recommends Improvements to Binational Cooperation
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has advice for Canada and the United States on how to improve binational cooperation for Great Lakes water quality programs….
Government of Canada Invests in Priority Ecosystems in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada will be investing $1 million in six new projects to directly address water quality issues in two priority ecosystems in Atlantic…
Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030
Canada took the next step in its effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030 last week when it announced a ban on certain single-use…
Canada to extend rent-relief program for small businesses: Globe and Mail
The Canadian government will extend its coronavirus rent-relief program for small businesses into September, the Globe and Mail reported late on Saturday, citing sources familiar…
Canada wants to be at ’front of line’ for coronavirus vaccines, signs deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson
Canada reached an agreement in principle on Monday with both Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) for millions of doses of their experimental…
Canada to give provinces, territories up to C$2 billion for school restart
Canada will give up to C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) in additional funding to provinces and territories to help reopen schools safely as students return to…
As Canada curbs methane emissions, new measurements show problem bigger than thought
Reported greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oilpatch have more than doubled in the year’s first half as changes to how they are measured revealed a…
Canada-U.S. border could remain closed until end of year
It may be many more months before the Canadian-I.S. border reopens like it was in the ”good old days.” Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, borders…
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