Ford looking to fill in part of Lake Ontario to build Toronto convention centre
Laura Stone, Jeff Gray / theglobeandmail - Premier floats idea of creating artificial land to house the project
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Feds and Alberta strike deal to speed up project approvals and cut red tape
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The governments of Canada and Alberta have reached an agreement-in-principle to streamline environmental and impact assessments, giving the province more control over projects within its jurisdiction and reducing federal duplication that has slowed develo…
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Canadian tourist in the U.S. accused of kidnapping and torturing a flamingo at a hotel
Chris Knight / nationalpost - Police say the 33-year-old from Ontario entered the wildlife habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas and grabbed a bird named 'Peachy,' injuring others in the process
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Provinces announce agreement to explore pan-Canadian electricity grid
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Toronto — Energy ministers from several provinces and territories announced a new agreement Wednesday aimed at exploring the development of a national electricity transmission network across Canada.
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Village of Granisle, B.C., faces lawsuit over aluminum-contaminated water
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Granisle issued a "do not consume" order in December 2025, and residents have been relying on bottled water distributed with the help of volunteer firefighters since.
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EverWind secures more than $240M in financing for N.S. wind and hydrogen projects
Devin Stevens / nationalobserver - A wind energy company in Nova Scotia with the backing of local First Nations has secured $240 million in financing to construct onshore wind farms and an associated green hydrogen project that aims to be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Group calls on Health Canada to make labels mandatory for gene-edited pork
sootoday - HALIFAX — An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs. Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food.
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More than 2,000 Pimicikamak Cree Nation members still displaced 60 days after outage
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'Our people have been abandoned,' the Nation said in a statement. 'No family should be forced to live in mould-infested, unsafe homes while those responsible dodge their duty.'
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Newfoundland lobster tags from the 1980s among plastic trash washing up in Scotland
sootoday - ST. JOHN'S — Lobster tags from Newfoundland dating back to the 1980s are among the piles of plastic trash that has washed up this year on Sanday, an island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago known for its pristine white sandy beaches.
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Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - From clean drinking water legislation to self-government and better infrastructure, Indigenous leaders say they're looking for action from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.
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Manitoba Premier hails launch of study to gather industry viewpoints on Port of Churchill expansion
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - Wab Kinew says Ottawa will lead the study canvassing business leaders at about 70 large companies for feedback
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Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?
Tyler Olsen / thetyee - The province has suggested fire prevention funding will be centralized. Local officials are concerned.
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Canada is not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - A new study published on Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets — not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching…
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Axing NL ocean conservation site a 'blow' to national goals, say environment groups
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The province's Progressive Conservative government said earlier this week that it was ending a memorandum of understanding to study the impacts of the proposed site, saying a new protected area would threaten local fishing and aquaculture.
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New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change and defence
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of US President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
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BREAKING: Canada’s EV mandate set to be scrapped as Ottawa unveils new automotive strategy
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - Ottawa is expected to announce it is scrapping Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate and replacing it with a new system of fuel efficiency standards and credits.
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Manitoba government eyes marine conservation area in western Hudson Bay
Steve Lambert / nationalobserver - Oceans North, an environmental charitable group, said the region is a special ecosystem, home to roughly one-quarter of the world's beluga whale population.
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At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say
sootoday - GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday.
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Saskatchewan alumina deposit discovery a ‘potential gamechanger’
Ashley Beherns / globalnews - An estimated 6.8 billion tonne alumina deposit was found near Tisdale, being a new resource for Sask. it will provide economic benefits as it is holds a third of global reserves
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