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Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026

Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026

OTTAWA — One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed Wednesday.
Pro-oil petition drive in California under question

Pro-oil petition drive in California under question

Community organizer Pete Woiwode was walking to meet a friend at a street festival near downtown Oakland in November when a signature gatherer approached and asked if he wanted to sign a petition to lower gas prices.
New bridge to open in place of collapsed Pittsburgh span

New bridge to open in place of collapsed Pittsburgh span

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say a newly built bridge to replace the one that collapsed earlier this year in Pittsburgh will open to traffic by the end of December. Gov.
Senior Environment Canada climatologist's top weather stories of 2022

Senior Environment Canada climatologist's top weather stories of 2022

From "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave to "hotumn" for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year.
'Weird and wacky': Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year

'Weird and wacky': Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year

If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave. There was "hotumn" for the fall that never came.
COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister

COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets.
Pakistan's premier urges global aid for 20M flood victims

Pakistan's premier urges global aid for 20M flood victims

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday urged the international community to give his country desperately needed aid to help 20 million flood victims survive the harsh winter, as the country struggles to cope with the humanitarian aft
Climate activists decapitate prominent Berlin Christmas tree

Climate activists decapitate prominent Berlin Christmas tree

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists said Wednesday that they have sawed off the tip of the Christmas tree erected in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.
B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of 'exhausted forests'

B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of 'exhausted forests'

British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says.
University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar-free healing

University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar-free healing

CALGARY — Reindeer could hold the key to regenerative healing in humans and animals, says research led by the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary.
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