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While disposable masks may look like they are made of paper or natural fabric, they are manufactured using polymers that sometimes take decades or centuries to decompose.

Until a Canadian Steamship Line vessel ran aground just south of Montreal and ruptured its fuel tank Monday night, there had never been an oil spill in the St. Lawrence's Seaway 51-year history.

VANCOUVER - If Enbridge (TSX:ENB) and the Alberta government get their way, an additional 500 tankers could be coming in and out of northern B.C. each year, with each departing ship carrying millions of litres of oil destined for foreign markets.

<p>The 19th annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup attracted about 200 volunteers to a Richmond beach early Saturday morning with one goal in mind - to clean up our shorelines.</p>

HALIFAX - A badly damaged bulk carrier stranded off Cape Breton does not appear to be leaking any fuel or oily waste water, the province's Environment Department said Saturday.

The City of Vancouver says a number of waterfowl have been impacted by the fuel spill in English Bay.

Crews will be back this morning to clean up an oil spill in English Bay as residents are being told to avoid touching the oily substance that's now washing up on the shore.

Project SculptShore is a 'fillable' baby right whale sculpture that will be used to help clean up Nova Scotia shorelines this summer and bring awareness to the endangered species.

Kelp which can grow 20 to 30 metres tall from the ocean floor and provides food and shelter for thousands of marine species while absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

A group of international experts recently confirmed there were about 340 surviving North Atlantic right whales as of last year — down from 348 recorded in 2020.

The Vancouver Aquarium AquaVan 150 is on a cross-country tour, connecting communities to the coastline.

As crews scramble to contain and clean up a diesel spill in waters off British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest Premier Christy Clark lashed out Friday at the federal government's inadequate commitment to disaster response on Canada's West Coast.

A Kingston restaurateur is trying to do his part when it comes to plastic straws. Tim Pater and his businesses are now only using plant-based ones.

Nightingale will call it quits at the end of the year.

“They say by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish – I don’t like that fact."

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 5,300-gallons of oil was spilled into the St. Marys side of Sugar Island.

HALIFAX - The salvage and cleanup costs associated with removing a badly damaged bulk carrier stranded off Cape Breton could hit $24 million if the ship breaks up, the Nova Scotia government says in an affidavit filed with the Federal Court.

Mayors from both sides of the border are calling for the Canadian and U.S. governments to jointly pump $760 million a year into Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River cleanup projects.

<p> The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup gets underway A lot of trash has built up on Lower Mainland beaches and waterfront parks in the past few months, but today much of the junk will be cleared away. Volunteer crews are taking to the sand, pebbles and grass for the annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. </p>

Until a Canada Steamship Lines vessel heading into the Port of Montreal ran aground near Ste. Catherine and ruptured its fuel tank Monday night, there had never been an oil spill in the St. Lawrence Seaway's 51-year history.