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Climate news is often depressing. But as a behavioural scientist, I know I can't wallow
It’s easy to fall into a doomscrolling trap when reading about climate news. For Jiaying Zhao, she’s realized she can lean into her area of research in behaviourial science to keep her motivated to take individual action on climate change.
Radio September 23
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Canada's climate commitments called into question on world stage
Benjamin Shingler
News Climate September 22
Ford apologizes for 'wrong' Greenbelt decision, vows to reverse land swap
News Canada Toronto September 22
Observer companies dumped from monitoring accidental catch in N.S. lobster fishery
Paul Withers
News Canada Nova Scotia September 22

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Canadian fire chiefs deliver climate change message to United Nations following devastating season

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They were displaced en masse. A year on from the storm, Fiona's victims are still living in limbo

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Nova Scotia's lobster fleet well-suited to go electric, study finds

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California is suing Big Oil over climate 'deception.' Could the same happen in Canada?

News Science September 21

Algae have changed dramatically in Great Slave Lake — and what that means for fish is uncertain

News Canada North September 20

How politics made Libya's flood more deadly

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How Canadian ammonia could help keep the lights on in Japan

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We like our EV because it's green. But for escaping wildfires — maybe it's not the best option yet

News Canada September 20

With sights set on China, Japan to make deal with Canada on EV supply chains

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News Politics September 20

More coastal wetlands to be restored in Nova Scotia to reduce damage from climate change

News Canada Nova Scotia September 19

After dismal start, UN hosts 'halftime summit' in bid to save development plan

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News World September 19

How Greta Thunberg became the face of a global climate movement

Insurance companies refused to pay a dime to Fiona's victims in N.L., but there's a solution on the horizon

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Saudis come to Calgary warning of the consequences of ditching oil

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