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Government quietly made 'back door' agreement with U.S. that could undermine treaty on plastic waste
The Trudeau government quietly signed a protocol with the U.S. on October 26 that will allow Canada to continue to ship plastic waste to American waste brokers — opening a 'back door' that will allow it to evade the plastic waste shipping restrictions the federal government committed to under the Basel Treaty plastic...
Massive telescope collapse caught on remote camera and drone in Puerto Rico
The National Science Foundation has released new footage of the collapse of the Arecibo telescope platform, which collapsed Dec. 1 after sustaining irreparable damage earlier in...
Satellite trackers help map journey of plastic waste to the ocean
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at work being done to track plastic waste that ends up in rivers and oceans and a video game that explores the troubled history of water in...
Cyberattacks target COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort
IBM is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work involved in inoculating the world's population against the novel...
First Nation appeals to province to help cover $6.3M shortfall on $100M geothermal project
Fort Nelson First Nation Chief Sharleen Gale says if the money is not secured by March 31, 2021, $40 million of funds from the federal government will...
Daytime fireball, boom thrill gazers from Ontario to Virginia
A noon-time boom that was heard and felt from southern Ontario to Virginia on Wednesday was likely caused by a disintegrating meteor, according to an organization in western New York that keeps track of such...
Ship strikes 'significant' cause of death for southern resident killer whales, UBC study finds
Necropsies of over 50 killer whales over the last decade show that more mammals are dying as a direct result of human behaviours in the Pacific Ocean than previously...
Chinese spacecraft has fresh moon rock samples to return to Earth
China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon's surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more than 40...
Ontario's carbon emissions went up during Doug Ford's first year as premier
Ontario’s annual greenhouse gas emissions rose for the first time in nearly a decade, during the first year the Ford government was in power. It’s a sign that the province’s climate change targets are in jeopardy, according to a new...