Environment
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Solar car startup Sono to build in Sweden, starting in 2020
Sono says it has taken 9,800 orders and the vehicle will sell for 25,500 euros (US$28,828)
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Nova Scotia seeking firms to explore possibility of digging out remaining coal
The proposal flies in the face of a federal goal of ending coal-fired electrical generation by 2030
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Ontario ‘alarmist’ over federal powers if carbon pricing law stands, court hears
At issue is the validity of federal legislation that kicked in on April 1 and which imposes a charge on gasoline, as well as other fossil fuels and industrial polluters
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Toronto archbishop laments fire ravaging Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
In Montreal, the bells of the city’s Notre-Dame Basilica rang out in solidarity as the Paris landmark was consumed by flames
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Crown won’t pursue charges against 14 pipeline opponents in northern B.C.
The decision not to pursue the charges relates to whether information was available on the injunction
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Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
Two of China’s biggest state-owned automakers unveiled models they said can travel 600 kilometres on one charge, or nearly double the range of global competitors
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Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima’s melted reactor begins
TEPCO says the removal at Unit 3 will take two years, followed by the two other reactors, where about 1,000 fuel units remain in the storage pools
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Ontario’s top court allowing rare livestream of carbon price legal fight
The court is making an exception by allowing the public to livestream court proceedings
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Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
Former Volkswagen CEO allegedly failed to report the deceptive practice of cheating on diesel emissions testing
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Ontario’s court challenge against federal carbon tax gets underway today
Ontario’s PC government views the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act as an illegal tax grab
