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Quebec tables last-minute bill to increase royalties on commercial water useThe last-minute motion is highly unlikely to pass, with just three days left before the legislature breaks for summer. Instead, turning into a CAQ electoral promise.PoliticsJun 8
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Critics believe Alberta’s new anti red-tape legislation could do more harm on environmentBill 21 broadens the scope of who can set rules to any ``government, board, agency, association or person'' -- a provision that did not exist under the old legislation.PoliticsMay 31
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Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: GuilbeaultEnvironment Minister Steven Guilbeault is in Germany for a G7 environment ministers meeting this week and adapting to the reality of climate change is high on the agenda.EnvironmentMay 25
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Feds announce $14.7 million to fight invasive species in Alberta, B.C. mountain parksEnvironment and Climate Change Canada says the parks are vulnerable to non-native species of mussels as well as the parasite that causes whirling disease in fish.CanadaDec 4, 2021
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New federal environment minister says his climate plan is not a ‘secret agenda’Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday there is nothing 'really new`` in the political rhetoric between Alberta and Ottawa around climate change this week.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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Ontario announces $1.5M for affordable housing in AylmerConstruction for 59 Brown St. is slated to begin in the spring of 2021, with folks expected to move in come fall 2022.PoliticsNov 17, 2020
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Climate activists demanding quick transition to a green economy in QuebecEnvironmentalists and others are calling on lawmakers to do more to build a more sustainable futureCanadaSep 25, 2020
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Canada reluctantly approves Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emittersNew Brunswick and Ontario's proposals to tax greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industry meet the federal rules in theory but the federal environment minister said they will not have the same impact on climate change.CanadaSep 21, 2020
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Ottawa still committed to plastics ban, but focus is on COVID-19 crisis: ministerEnvironment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the government remains firmly committed to its environmental agenda, which was a key part of its 2019 re-election campaign.CanadaMay 15, 2020
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Coronavirus: National parks, historic sites partially reopening in JuneAreas of some parks where physical distancing is possible for visitors will reopen June 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.PoliticsMay 14, 2020
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