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Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

This is the second wildfire MOU Canada has signed with a foreign country in two weeks.
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Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Sweltering heat is blanketing the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.
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Federal petition calls on Canada to close truck pollution loophole

Federal petition calls on Canada to close truck pollution loophole

Older heavy-duty trucks threaten the health of millions in Canada, warn doctors and an environmental group.
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Go fish: How fishers and scientists are racing to protect a world-famous species from invasives

Go fish: How fishers and scientists are racing to protect a world-famous species from invasives

Meet the people on a mission to get rid of invasive pumpkinseed sunfish in a Sunshine Coast Lake – and prevent their spread.
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Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Despite social media traction and support for the idea, most Albertans do not support secession from Canada
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This invasive grass threatens to warp Metro Vancouver's coastline

This invasive grass threatens to warp Metro Vancouver's coastline

Conservationists in B.C. are now using a mapping app to eradicate spartina, an invasive grass species that if left unchecked could transform local salt marsh ecosystems and threaten flooding of nearby coastal communities.
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Opinion: Why are the hottest days when Earth is furthest from the sun?

Opinion: Why are the hottest days when Earth is furthest from the sun?

Most diagrams in textbooks have the planets going around the sun in circular orbits. While this is almost true, the planets actually orbit in ellipses.
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Opinion: Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

Opinion: Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

Most consumables in Canada have quality controls that inform purchasing and consumption decisions. People who use illicit drugs deserve the same. Drug checking provides that harm-reduction service.
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There's a place for B.C.'s gas in a net-zero future. But not for long

There's a place for B.C.'s gas in a net-zero future. But not for long

LNG Canada is predicting a 40-year run for its massive gas liquefaction and export project in Kitimat, B.C. A recent report from Canada’s energy regulator cuts that lifespan in half, if countries around the world meet climate targets.
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B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister

B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister

The health minister said he's not making promises about the number of people who will find doctors, but progress will be measured.
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