Municipal groups back nuclear waste repository but warn highways need upgrading
Groups call for federal attention to both Highway 17 and Highway 11 to accommodate ‘nation-building projects’ One can’t…
Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities | Extreme heat
Extreme heat has seared Europe this week, with the UK smashing its top heat record for June for…
Death of the Major oak should spur tree protection | Trees and forests
I’m sure people throughout the country, and indeed the world, have been greatly saddened to learn of the…
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east | Extreme heat
The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four toddlers and more than…
There is no plan to collect old blue boxes under new cart system
Some Orillia residents say they were caught off guard when new recycling carts arrived without any option for…
Europe’s heat wave: How to survive like a local in the hottest temperatures.
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‘The sadness is indescribable’: Venezuelans in Ontario share concerns after back-to-back earthquakes
Venezuelans living in Ontario say they are worried about their friends and family after a pair of earthquakes…
Northern Ontario leaders react to possible fast-tracking of nuclear waste repository
For years, northwestern Ontario has been eyed as the potential host for Canada’s first deep geological repository (DGR)…
California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states move to sue | Plastics
A groundbreaking California law that compels packaging producers to phase out single-use plastics is already sparking anger from…
The US government wants to mine more lithium, but there may not be enough water to do it, study finds
Growing water scarcity could hamper the expansion of lithium mining in the U.S., deepening its reliance on foreign…
Why Europe can’t air condition its way out of extreme heat
Ask people in France about the extreme and deadly heat the continent is going through, and you’ll get…
Canada Day is Wednesday July 01
Canada’s 159th birthday is coming up next week and as always there will be celebrations throughout the…