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Canadian company in race to mine ocean floor unmoved by Ottawa's ban on seabed mining

The Canadian government this month banned mining in its oceans — and that’s just fine by the Vancouver-based company that is on track to become the world’s first deep-sea miner.

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Feds block Grassy Mountain coal mine

The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed.
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Ottawa pushing ahead with plan to ban single-use plastics by end of 2021

Canadians are increasingly turning to plastic packaging out of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

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www.ctvnews.ca

Canada's green agenda not hijacked by COVID-19: Environment minister

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the pandemic hasn't hijacked the government's "big green agenda," and warned that if left unaddressed climate change will have more of an impact on Canadians than COVID-19.

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Expect Trudeau to take some heat over feds’ climate-change targets at meeting with premiers, says Tory strategist
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Expect Trudeau to take some heat over feds’ climate-change targets at meeting with premiers, says Tory strategist

'Provinces and territories are going to argue ... that they’re going to see absolutely no investment decisions by the private sector to develop natural resources, until the feds make clear what their net-zero plans are,' says Conservative strategist Geoff Norquay.
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Jonathan Wilkinson named environment and climate minister
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Jonathan Wilkinson named environment and climate minister

North Vancouver Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson has been named Canada's new minister of environment and climate change.

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Sea lice plagues return and threat to wild salmon increases
thetyee.ca

Sea lice plagues return and threat to wild salmon increases

Major sea lice epidemics have erupted on Atlantic salmon fish farms on Vancouver Island's west coast over the last three months, according to industry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and independent reports.

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Britain shuts down its last coal power plant, ending an era

Britain shuts down its last coal power plant, ending an era