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Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb
A Chelsea, Que., woman is on a mission to keep recyclable appliances and material out of the landfill.
News Canada Ottawa April 17
New study shows increased pathogens near B.C. open-net salmon farms
Maryse Zeidler
News Canada British Columbia April 17
Nova Scotia moves forward with plan for municipalities to protect coastlines
Keith Doucette
News Canada Nova Scotia April 15
N.L.'s wind-hydrogen hype is on fumes, but this Placentia Bay project is forging ahead
Terry Roberts
News Canada Nfld. & Labrador April 14

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Rural communities want the benefits of EVs, so they're making their own charging networks

News Science April 13

Can Canada grow more of its own food? Greenhouses, vertical farming make it possible, experts say

Samritha Arunasalam

Radio Cost of Living April 12

Environmental issues taking a backseat this election, Vote Compass data shows

News Politics April 12

Canada will no longer cover travel costs of experts it nominates to UN's climate science body

News Science April 12

Canadian mayors push federal leaders for action on climate, not pipelines

Verity Stevenson

News Politics April 11

Mass timber being used in industrial construction in Sudbury for the first time

Kate Rutherford

News Canada Sudbury April 11

Ships must limit CO2 emissions under new UN deal

News Science April 11

Water experts on edge as another dry summer heats up in southern Alberta

News Canada Calgary April 15

Could robots help offshore wind take off in Japan?

News Science April 11

Canada's first tornado of 2025 touches down in southern Alberta

Brendan Coulter

News Canada Calgary April 14

B.C. expands heat pump program to make it more affordable for people with low incomes

News Canada British Columbia April 10

Trump threats revive push for pipelines. Is Quebec on board?

Benjamin Shingler

News Canada Montreal April 10

CANADA VOTES 2025

These Ontario voters want climate change to be a bigger issue in this federal election

News Canada Kitchener-Waterloo April 10

Poilievre promises to let tankers carry oil through B.C. oceans. Some voters warn it will reopen an old fight

News Canada British Columbia April 10

Carney pledges faster project reviews to make Canada 'energy superpower'

Jason Markusoff

News Canada Calgary April 9

In 2021, there was nearly a consensus on climate change. In 2025, Carney and Poilievre are far apart

News Politics April 9

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