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- Montreal supermarket is Canada's first to grow produce on its own rooftop garden Fri, 21 Jul 17, 8:48pmWhen the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent began pushing for green roofs, a supermarket wondered if it could do regulations one better. Fast-forward a few years and IGA Extra Famille Duchemin now claims to be the first grocery...
- No kids, no cars, no meat, no flying! Wed, 19 Jul 17, 8:00amFrom The Toronto Sun First posted: Saturday, July 15, 2017 07:42 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, July 15, 2017 07:46 PM EDT No kids, no cars, no meat, no flying! And even that won’t save you from man-made climate change...
- Ontario greenhouses could lose $10M because of new cap-and-trade rules Fri, 7 Jul 17, 12:29amOntario, Canada has 2,900 acres of greenhouses that export over $1 billion of cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers to the United States. But greenhouse growers are saying they'll suffer under the province's new climate...
- Groundbreaking new energy storage system mounts to existing poles Thu, 6 Jul 17, 12:40amGrid reliability is one concern as the world transitions to renewable energy, or as grid infrastructure ages. To work towards such stability, Toronto Hydro, a power company in Toronto, Canada, is testing a grid-scale energy...
- Vancouver on track to kill wasteful single-use packaging Fri, 30 Jun 17, 1:16amVancouver, Canada wants to become a zero-waste city - no easy feat for an area with over 600,000 people. But as part of its Greenest City Action Plan, the city is exploring options to limit single-use packaging, like all...
- Canada launches world's first glow-in-the-dark coin Thu, 22 Jun 17, 8:30pmOn July 1, 1867 the British provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada (which became the provinces of Ontario and Quebec) united to form the new Dominion of Canada, a process known as Canadian Confederation...
- Canada celebrates sesquicentennial with world's first glow-in-the-dark coin Thu, 22 Jun 17, 8:30pmOn July 1, 1867 the British provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada (which became the provinces of Ontario and Quebec) united to form the new Dominion of Canada, a process known as Canadian Confederation...
- Need climate hope? Imagine the promise of green left-wing victories in Canada | Martin Lukacs Fri, 2 Jun 17, 11:49pmA NDP-Green coalition in BC, a $15 minimum wage in Ontario, and a surging Quebec Solidaire point toward a winning agenda in the age of climate crisis
- Fight to stop controversial Canadian pipeline gets fresh backing in BC Fri, 2 Jun 17, 8:30pmPact between leftwing NDP and Greens could force showdown with TrudeauCritics say pipeline proposal raises chances of catastrophic spill in Salish SeaAn alliance between opposition parties in British Columbia has offered...
- G7 leaders openly say climate change consensus does not include US Tue, 30 May 17, 12:14amThe rest of the world is beginning to count the United States out of the climate change battle, if a recent statement after the 2017 Group of Seven (G7) summit is any indication...
- China, Canada, EU join forces on climate action - without Trump Fri, 26 May 17, 12:48amPresident Donald Trump still hasn't made up his mind on whether he'll keep the United States part of the 2015 Paris agreement, even though everyone from the Vatican to ExxonMobil have called for America to stick with the...
- Prefabricated lakeside cabin is a beautiful exercise in restraint Mon, 22 May 17, 6:00pmFamily reunions can be loud affairs, a fact that one Torontonian family patriarch with ten energetic grandkids knows well. To secure peace and quiet while staying close to visiting family, a homeowner on Ontario’s Lake...
- 100-million-year-old dinosaur remains discovered in Canada look 'weeks old' Tue, 16 May 17, 2:03amA group of miners in Canada accidentally stumbled upon what is possibly the most intact dinosaur carcass science has ever seen. They discovered the fully-preserved nodosaur, a herbivore that stretched 18-feet-long and weighed...
- Massive iceberg draws tourists to tiny Canadian town Thu, 20 Apr 17, 1:33amA new natural attraction drew scores of tourists to a small town of around 500 people in Newfoundland, Canada over Easter weekend. A massive iceberg appeared near the coast, and photographers dashed to the area to snap pictures....
- Ancient village discovered in Canada is 10,000 years older than the pyramids Fri, 14 Apr 17, 2:40amThe discovery of a 14,000-year-old ancient village in Canada could forever alter our understanding of early civilization in North America. Researchers estimate the settlement is way older than the Giza pyramids, and have...