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Innovation Assessment Report Shows National Low-Carbon Energy Strengths, and Clear Provincial and Territorial Paths Forward to Net-Zero
June 12, 2025 // A transformation in how energy is generated, distributed, and used, is necessary to develop low-carbon energy systems that can improve Canada’s economy and reduce emissions. However, current regulatory and market frameworks hinder the development and deployment of low-carbon innovations needed. To open more access to low-carbon energy innovation across the country, […]
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Will Canada’s World Cup Set a Zero-Waste Standard, or Leave a Legacy of Trash?
June 12, 2025 Toronto, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples — In one year, millions of fans will take part in global festivities around Toronto’s BMO Field and Vancouver’s BC Place as Canada co-hosts the FIFA World Cup 26TM. What they leave […]
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Kainai Nation ignites the first Indigenous fire guardians program in Canada – The Narwhal
June 12, 2025 A new partnership with Natural Resources Canada recognizes the importance of cultural burns in restoring the land The land just outside the powwow arbour is filled with overgrown prairie grasses, patches of invasive plants and soil along the riverbank that is just beginning to erode. It’s here that members of the Blood […]
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Manitoba Wildfire Service continues to respond to 25 active wildfires across province – mySteinbach.ca
June 12, 2025 The Manitoba Wildfire Service continues to respond to 25 active wildfires across the province, a total of 116 wildfires to date, above the average for this date of 105 total fires. Fires of note include: East region: Fire EA061 remains out of control at approximately 218,700 hectares (ha). Provincial Road (PR) 315 […]
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High benzene levels detected, Aamjiwnaang issues closures – sarnianewstoday.ca
June 12, 2025 Buildings in the area of Aamjiwnaang’s Sportscentre air monitoring system are closed again. The First Nation reported through its notification system Thursday morning that high benzene levels were detected in the area off Tashmoo Avenue. The band office, blue building, environment building, child and family services building, education administration building, CIDL, public […]
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Grise Fiord harbour completion expected by 2029 – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 12, 2025 Proposed project going through Nunavut Impact Review Board screening A proposed harbour in Grise Fiord is expected to be completed by 2029 if it’s approved. “We look forward to our long-awaited and much-needed harbour and the many benefits this project will bring to our community,” Mayor Meeka Kiguktak wrote in a letter […]
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Can Canada’s fast-tracking laws avoid the mistakes of the past? – The Narwhal
June 12, 2025 Legal experts say a botched rollout could trash years of hard-won trust between Indigenous leadership and the Crown — and spark litigation It’s been two decades since the Supreme Court issued a pair of judgements that affirmed Canada’s “duty to consult” Indigenous Peoples beyond giving them a chance to “blow off steam.” […]
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$7 Million Flowing to BC Communities for Watershed Security Projects
[June 11, 2025, Vancouver, BC / Xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations]—The Watershed Security Fund (WSF or ‘the Fund’), a partnership between the First Nations Water Caucus (FNWC), the First Nations Fisheries Council (FNFC) and the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC), is thrilled to announce the recipients of the second round of […]
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Weight of traditional knowledge discussed at public hearing for Diavik’s water licence – CBC
Jun 12, 2025 Mine says putting traditional knowledge in water licence conditions will remove flexibility A handful of Indigenous governments want to see more criteria enshrined in the conditions of Diavik diamond mine’s new water licence, to determine that water will be safe for cultural uses. The Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board (WLWB) is holding a […]
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Fire Bulletin #31
June 11, 2025 The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the province continues at a low-to-moderate fire danger level today with the northeast area under a high-to-extreme fire danger. There is a chance of rain in the north with an increased risk of new fire starts from lightning. The Manitoba Wildfire Service continues to respond to 25 […]
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