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Pushing for change in Canada’s lone deepwater Arctic port

Some are pushing hard for a major expansion of the Port of Churchill, in Manitoba. Others worry about the risks to the ocean and tundra environment ...
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B.C. moves at ‘warp speed’ to change landmark Indigenous Rights law

Premier David Eby’s plan to amend B.C.’s landmark Indigenous Rights legislation is a threat to the province’s economic stability and likely to land the province back in court, First Nations leadership ...
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A $10-billion AI data centre races ahead in a rural Alberta town, population 9,679

Just past the sign that welcomes drivers to Olds, Alta., sits a parcel of farmland. It’s on the edge of town, across the street from homes and tucked behind the old municipal building, which was sold ...
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‘So still, so quiet’: Lake Erie, frozen in a moment of time

The cold snap held its grip on southern Ontario for weeks. On the shores of Lake Erie, some speculated this could be the year the ice makes it all the way across — something that hasn’t happened in ...
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A nuclear shift buoyed by billions — and the waters of the Great Lakes

A new nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan is just the beginning of nuclear expansion in the Great Lakes basin ...
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Keith Schneider

Keith Schneider is the senior editor and chief correspondent of Circle of Blue. Keith writes from his home in northern ...
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As B.C. stokes its economic engine, Eby says reconciliation law is in the way

The B.C. government has big plans to tackle the $13.3-billion deficit racked up in recent years. The key to getting the province back in the black, according to Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, is ...
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B.C.’s critical minerals push to reshape the province — fast and without consent?

British Columbia is pushing through mining projects as Premier David Eby confirms his desire to make changes to DRIPA and prioritize critical minerals ...
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Canada’s largest pension fund retreats from climate, but other funds show leadership

At a time when the federal government is encouraging Canadian financial institutions to invest in nation-building projects, the country’s biggest pension fund keeps investing in fossil fuels and ...
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Caribou in Canada

When we think of caribou, many of us picture massive herds on epic migrations in the north. But there are actually two main types of caribou: barren-ground caribou, who live on the tundra (these are ...
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Canada’s biggest nickel mine could store carbon in its waste rock — if all goes to plan

In 2006, scientists descended upon a remote open-pit mine in Australia to study air that turns into rock. Like many mines, after churning through rock to get at a mineral, the Mount Keith nickel mine ...
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A massive transit overhaul — and ridership decreases that followed

For the first six months after Winnipeg Transit’s $20.4-million network overhaul, city officials had little information to assess how well the new system was working. Flaws in the vision meant to ...