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Fossil fuel companies in Canada have made carbon capture a key part of their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But is it a viable solution? And should the federal government be footing the bill? A closer look at the technology — and why researchers say it’s not a realistic …

A family doctor recruited to work for a decade in the northern Manitoba community of The Pas left after just 16 months and is now refusing and/or neglecting to repay a $100,000 interest-free loan, according to documents filed in court. Recruiting and retaining doctors is an ongoing challenge in rural, …

Before entrepreneur John Risley turned his eye to wind hydrogen projects in western Newfoundland, he was investing in sustainable aviation fuel — and he’s now aiming to quintuple production at his California plant. Sustainable aviation fuel touted as means of fuelling planes with lower emission fuel. For the last seven …

The latest consumer price index numbers show that rents in the province are rising faster than at any time since publicly available data collection began in 1979. Tenants point to problems with the provincial rent cap. Landlords say they’re being squeezed by higher costs. At 14.1%, the province’s current rate …

Wameed Ateyah, a former doctor who practiced in a village north of Toronto, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting patients between 2008 and 2017, York Regional Police say. Ateyah, who is 52-years-old and practiced in Schomberg,Ont., was sentenced to nine years, …

A Winnipeg police officer fatally shot a man when he was pinned by a car during a traffic stop, police say. An officer pulled a vehicle over around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, near Pembina Highway and Dalhousie Drive, the Winnipeg Police Service said in its notification to the Independent Investigation Unit …

The land-based salmon farm is the only one in North America with zero waste discharge thanks to its proprietary water filtration system which constantly recirculates water on site.  Fish kill has left the company unable to supply customers until June 2024. An equipment failure killed 100,000 Atlantic salmon worth $5-million …

Sprinter Valerie Jerome was often the only Black athlete in races in Canada in the 1960s. The track was where she felt most like herself. In the 1960s, I was often the only Black athlete in races in Canada. Black Life: Untold Stories illuminates the struggles and triumphs of Black …

For as long as people have been proposing action to combat climate change, there have been people arguing the proposed actions are too rash or risky. For even longer, Alberta premiers have been seizing every to opportunity to object to federal climate policies.  Federal-provincial conflict over climate policy isn’t inevitable. …

Full-grown Christmas trees are difficult to source at a competitive price this season, in part because heat events and drought in the last few years have killed seedlings and adult trees in the Pacific Northwest. There are also fewer tree farmers, meaning those hunting for the perfect tree may have …