Environment
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Spies welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show
Details of CSIS practices are emerging in a case mounted by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association; the association has alleged the spy service overstepped its legal authority by monitoring environmentalists
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National trade association strives for zero plastic waste
Canada’s food, beverage and consumer goods manufacturers commit to a vision for a New Plastics Economy
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‘More about politics than science’; Manitoba continues fight against carbon tax
Saskatchewan and Ontario have lost similar cases in court
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What happens when a country drowns?
The plight of sinking islands worsens as the international community fails to effectively tackle climate change
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Federal review flags concerns in efforts to protect right whales in Canada
Just outside speed-restricted zones in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the danger of deadly strikes are greater due to increased vessel traffic, says review
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Buildings, coastlines, northerners: Report identifies top Canadian climate risks
The research ranked the top risks, not only by magnitude of the threat, but by the availability of remedies
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N.L. premier testifies at inquiry into controversial Muskrat Falls dam
Premier Dwight Ball says the project is “the greatest fiscal mistake in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history”
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Workers who were trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine now safely back on surface
The staff took a separate elevator normally used to transport potash to the surface
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Clean technologies: out of sight, but not out of mind
Without geosynthetics, people living in most urban centres wouldn’t be able to drink their water, major structures like bridges would be less resilient and natural resources would be depleting at a faster rate
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Canadian small businesses invited to develop novel insulation products
This federal plastic-waste reduction innovation challenge could win small businesses $150,000 in funding
