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Canada debuts a beach-cleaning robot as plastic keeps pouring into the Great Lakes
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (520+ words) "More than 70% of the debris characterized through the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup consists of microplastics." Canada's first beach-cleaning robot, known as BeBot, is helping keep Great Lakes shorelines clean as plastic pollution piles up, according to The Weather Network. The…...
Ontario mayor seeks aid after back-to-back floods damage homes
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (396+ words) "Make sure you call your insurance company. Make sure you document what's going on." Two major floods have left the largest city in Canada's Niagara region facing mounting home damage. The latest downpour in St. Catharines, Ontario, dropped more than…...
In Canada, residents were still cleaning up from record floods when more 'insane' flooding hit
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (378+ words) "North end St Catharine's flooded 2 times in a week." Residents in parts of Ontario's Niagara Region were still dealing with the aftermath of one round of severe flooding when another surge of high water appeared to swamp roads and neighborhoods....
Canada flood leaves 91-year-old waiting days for hot water as repairs stall
2+ week, 3+ day ago (384+ words) Cleanup has also been unfolding during oppressive heat across the Ottawa-Gatineau region. In Ottawa, the aftermath of an early July storm has left some residents without hot water at home for days. Among those affected is a 91-year-old resident whose…...
California, Washington, and Quebec unveil sweeping new climate partnership
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (539+ words) A major climate policy shift on the West Coast and in Canada could reshape how some of the region's biggest polluters operate — and eventually affect energy prices, public health, and clean energy funding. By 2027, California, Quebec, and Washington state plan…...
Quebec town gives trees enforceable rights to live, grow, and regenerate, a first in Canada
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (456+ words) "A single tree functions as its own ecosystem." Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a small Quebec municipality, has taken a historic environmental step by recognizing trees' enforceable rights to life, growth, and regeneration. According to a report from YipZap, Terrasse-Vaudreuil's town council approved the…...
'Our biggest ally': Quebec town grants trees rights to life, growth, and regeneration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) "A tree is like a human being." In Quebec, the municipality of Terrasse-Vaudreuil is recognizing trees in an interesting new way, declaring them living beings that have rights. On June 9, elected officials in Terrasse-Vaudreuil unanimously approved a declaration stating that…...