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One in nearly 80 DFO policy documents truly integrates Indigenous knowledge, study finds

One in nearly 80 DFO policy documents truly integrates Indigenous knowledge, study finds

Despite recent mandates, new research has found DFO still privileges Western science over Indigenous knowledge in documents that help guide the management of Canada's fisheries
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UPS Store Canada penalized for 'major' recycling program failure in B.C.

UPS Store Canada penalized for 'major' recycling program failure in B.C.

UPS Store Canada hit with penalty for skipping B.C. recycling responsibilities, making other companies pay
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B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

Penalties to the Okanagan developer cited risk of contaminating drinking water; company said it faced unfair process and 'weaponization of law enforcement'
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Most of Western Canada's glaciers 'doomed' to disappear, researchers find

Most of Western Canada's glaciers 'doomed' to disappear, researchers find

Climate change has locked in at least 75% of glacier loss in Western Canada and U.S., raising concerns for downstream environments, electricity generation and the wider economy.
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Opinion: B.C. climate action has reduced emissions, with economic success

Opinion: B.C. climate action has reduced emissions, with economic success

CleanBC put the province on the map. But unfinished policies and new pressures demand sharper focus and a smarter path forward.
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B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

Domtar's environmental penalties at its Skookumchuck mill were dropped to $17,200, from an initial $39,000 recommended by ministry inspectors
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Canada's pension giant quietly abandons net-zero climate goal

Canada's pension giant quietly abandons net-zero climate goal

The investment board overseeing the Canada Pension Plan has retreated from net-zero targets it committed to in 2022
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Canada’s failure to monitor Fraser sands threatens region's future

Canada’s failure to monitor Fraser sands threatens region's future

Ottawa stopped measuring sediment years ago, throwing the future of flood defences, farmland, cities and delta health into question
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BC Timber Sales pauses logging in threatened caribou habitat

BC Timber Sales pauses logging in threatened caribou habitat

The pause applies to new logging investments in the Revelstoke-Shuswap region, where the Columbia North caribou herd is losing habitat faster than it's replaced
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Critics raise concerns over experimental Vancouver Island fish farm

Critics raise concerns over experimental Vancouver Island fish farm

Opponents of the 'semi-closed' fish farm technology say it is being hailed as a solution while failing to maintain a barrier between farmed and wild salmon.
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