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Former premier Jason Kenney loses attempt to have Alberta inquiry defamation lawsuit thrown outThe Court of King's Bench judge said it was perfectly clear to whom Kenney was referring when he commented on the findings of the so-called anti-Alberta activities inquiry in 2021.PoliticsMay 25
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What did Doug Ford say about the Greenbelt? A timeline of the premier’s promisesIn 2018, Doug Ford promised he would not touch Ontario's Greenbelt. The premier, however, is facing severe backlash after reversing that promise in November 2022.PoliticsMay 12
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Ford government set to expand gas power as Windsor blesses new projectAn expansion to the province's gas power could take place on the shores of the Detroit River, after Windsor council voted to endorse plans for two new gas turbines.CanadaJan 18
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Environmental group takes Ontario to court over plan to expand Hamilton’s boundaryAn environmental rights group alleges Ontario has broken the law by forcing Hamilton to expand its boundary into the protected Greenbelt to build homes.PoliticsJan 10
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Ontario police interviewed environment group about Greenbelt complaintThe OPP received multiple complaints after the Ford government revealed that 7,400 acres of land would be removed from the Greenbelt in order to build new housing.PoliticsJan 5
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Ontario emissions don’t have ‘decisive impact’ on Canada climate goals, province arguesFiled in late 2019, a legal challenge argues Ontario has violated the charter rights of seven young activists by rolling back targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.EnvironmentMay 11, 2022
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Climate-changing methane emissions from oil and gas twice as high as thought: studyEnvironment Canada scientists says previous measurements weren't accounting for all sources of methane, a climate-changing gas about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.CanadaNov 11, 2020
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Minister’s zoning order could impact large swath of provincially significant wetlandsThe provincial government has fast-tracked the planning process of an addition to Pickering's casino entertainment complex that could see a large swath of wetland destroyed.NewsNov 3, 2020
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Review of Canadian fossil fuel subsidies appears to be behind schedule: environmental advocateCanada's promise to produce an inventory of its fossil fuel subsidies as part of a joint peer review with Argentina appears to be off schedule and may not deliver results until 2021, an environmental advocate says.EconomyNov 14, 2019
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Discussing climate change during the election could be deemed partisan activity: Elections CanadaAn Elections Canada official warned groups in a training session earlier this summer that because Maxime Bernier has expressed doubts about the legitimacy of climate change, any group that promotes it as real or an emergency could be considered partisan, said Tim Gray, executive director of the advocacy group Environmental Defence.CanadaAug 18, 2019
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