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British Columbia's new climate plan earns praise
British Columbia (B.C.) Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver calls the province’s newest climate plan “a pathway for B.C. to have a thriving low-carbon economy,” and yet it still will get the province only 75% of the way to its...
12/18/2018 | Full Story

Chamber of Commerce backs carbon pricing with a loud caveat
A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has grabbed headlines for its endorsement of carbon pricing as the best way to reduce carbon emissions.
12/18/2018 | Full Story

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Ace Bakery Ltd fined $55,000 after worker critically injured performing maintenance work on machine
Ace Bakery Ltd./Boulangerie Ace limitee in Toronto, Ontario was fined $55,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker was critically injured when a bread machine activated while the worker was performing maintenance work on the machine.
12/18/2018 | Full Story

Weston Bakeries Ltd fined $65,000 after worker caught in conveyor belt critically injured
Weston Bakeries Ltd. in Etobicoke, Ontario, a division of George Weston Ltd., was fined $65,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker caught in a conveyor belt was critically injured.
12/18/2018 | Full Story

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It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
10/25/2018 | Full Story

It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
9/26/2018 | Full Story

Changes on the horizon: Alberta introduces amendments to its remediation certificate program
On June 1, 2018, the government of Alberta filed the Remediation Certificate Amendment Regulation (Alta. Reg. 97/2018), which will update the current Remediation Certificate Regulation (Alta. Reg. 154/2009) and will re-name it the Remediation...
7/27/2018 | Full Story

Everything old is new again: federal government proposes changes to Fisheries Act
In 2016, the federal government launched a review of federal environmental assessment and regulatory processes, including a review of changes made to the Fisheries Act in 2012. On February 6, 2018, the federal government announced amendments to...
3/27/2018 | Full Story

Process matters: Supreme Court of Canada quashes land use plan approval by Yukon government
On December 1, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivered its decision in First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v. Yukon, 2017 SCC 58, which overturned the Yukon government’s decision to open the Peel watershed for development and...
12/20/2017 | Full Story

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Inadequate Due Diligence Left Bank Liable for $2.3 Million in Damages, Attorney Says
A recent case in California illustrates the importance of banks “fully understanding the costs potentially associated with a property before they either close the loan or take title,” an environmental attorney told Bloomberg BNA...
11/28/2014 | Full Story

STUDY: Canada's drinking water contaminated by excreted drugs

9/22/2014 | Full Story

Small appliance repair beaten down by throwaway culture

8/12/2014 | Full Story

Finnish researcher finds success using fungal remediation
White-rot fungus, mostly known for its ability to decay forest wood, can be used as a low-cost cleanser for contaminated soils, a Finnish researcher has found. 
6/26/2014 | Full Story

VIDEOS: Sneak peek at Toronto's East Bayfront condo remediation

6/25/2014 | Full Story

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