Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the government to scrap a planned increase on the carbon tax have their facts wrong. Jonathan Wilkinson says ‘there must be consequences’ for Saskatchewan’s refusal to remit tax. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the …
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NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada’s 1st nuclear waste repository but there’s still heavy pushback
By the end of this year, the NWMO is expected to choose its preferred site for Canada’s first deep geological repository for nuclear waste. Will it be in northwestern or southern Ontario? After decades of debate, research and relationship building, tensions are mounting despite the NWMO’s latest reports backing its …
Read More »This business owner brought most of her manufacturing home from China — and feels punished for it
A Canadian company that manufactures children’s toy couches finds itself facing a high bill for import tariffs after bringing production home to this country even though it’s no longer importing a majority of its product, after a single component of the couches was reclassified by the Canada Border Services Agency. …
Read More »North Bay, Ont., and DND move to remediate ‘forever chemicals’ site that contaminated drinking water
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence (DND) are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as “forever chemicals.” Some PFAS linked to certain cancers, fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes. The …
Read More »Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices
An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. Recently, Guelph, Ont., students were elated to explore their creativity while designing and making beaded bracelets. Ontario’s Wellington Catholic School Board hosting the second half of its Métis-math collaborative project …
Read More »Women drive a lot of vehicle purchases. So why is there still nowhere to store a purse?
Despite women making some notable contributions to vehicle design over the years, most car designers are men. But electric vehicles could usher in a better era for the purses, laptop bags and other belongings because with smaller motors and no transmission tunnel, there’s more room to play with for storage. …
Read More »In the grim aftermath of child homicide, families and first responders struggle to cope
There are no members of the Robillard family left in southeast Edmonton. In their grief after Carolann Robillard and her 11-year-old child, Jayden Miller, were fatally stabbed in a random attack outside Crawford Plains School on May 5, 2023, surviving family members could no longer face spending their days in …
Read More »How a Silicon Valley trend is impacting an $8B Canadian farm industry
Some companies make their products incompatible with other brands, citing copyright reasons, though critics say it prevents competition. Normally associated with the tech industry, the tactic is showing up in new sectors, like farm equipment manufacturing. A new bill hopes to change that. ‘Interoperability’ refers to two devices’ ability to …
Read More »Chimpanzee moms play with their kids — even when they’re hungry and tired
Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has found. Study shows play is ‘so developmentally important’ for young chimps, it has to be a priority: researcher. Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play …
Read More »Iceland volcano spews smoke, lava in 4th eruption since December
Fountains of molten rock soared from fissures in the ground after authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Nearby fishing town evacuated again as sky near Reykjavik glows bright orange. See Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption For the …
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