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Lately: The tech tycoon tragedy, AI’s soaring water use and a new Nintendo Museum
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch leaves the High Court in London, Britain March 25, 2019.
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Top Alberta Court allows appeal of coal miner’s exploration applications
Grassy Mountain, peak to left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. Alberta's top court is allowing a southwestern ranching community to appeal applications for coal exploration permits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Imperial Oil fined $50,000 over oil sands leak
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta Energy Regulator issues penalty, conditions on Imperial Oil amid continuing Kearl investigation
Yellowhead County in northern Alberta says a fire that prompted the closure of a major highway east of Edmonton involved a gas metering station. The Alberta Energy Regulator logo is seen on a flag at the opening of the regulator's office in Calgary in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alberta Energy Regulator, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Agnico, New Gold, Iamgold seen as possible buyers for shuttered Eagle Gold mine
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Yukon Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says the territory's government is still hopeful that mining can eventually restart at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster after its owner was ordered into receivership this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Government *MANDATORY CREDIT *
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Nature Conservancy of Canada acquires Acadian seaside forest for new reserve in N.B.
A pool of water in a lowland area, surrounded by forest, part of the Fundy Bay View Nature Reserve, near St. Martins, N.B., is shown in an undated handout photo. The 2.3 sq. km picturesque coastal forest area has been purchased by The Nature Conservancy of Canada, who say it is a crucial location for migratory shorebirds to stop, feed and rest during their travels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-NCC, Andrew Herygers, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Grizzly bear cubs seen on Vancouver Island for first time could have big impact
A grizzly bear and two cubs are shown on Vancouver Island in this July 2024 handout photo taken from video. Wildlife photographer Catherine Babault filmed a grizzly bear and her two cubs on Vancouver Island encountering a herd of Roosevelt elk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Catherine Babault *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Steven Guilbeault is on a collision course with Quebec over caribou-protection measures. Will he blink?
Konrad Yakabuski
british columbia
B.C. landslide ‘dramatically’ impacts salmon spawn but conditions improve, task force finds
Debris is seen flowing down the Chilcotin River and into the Fraser River following a landslide near Williams Lake, B.C., in a Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Tsilhqot'in National Government, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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B.C. wildfires holding under 370 with 30 per cent classified as ‘out of control’
British Columbia's wildfire service says southern parts of the province are benefitting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for the southeast in particular. The eastern flank of a fire designated R32019 by the B.C. Wildfire Service is seen near Seaton, B.C., in a Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Researcher risks his own extinction to rescue the rarest of flowers
Carlos Magdalena examines a giant Amazon water lily at the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, June 24, 2024. Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the worldÕs smallest water lily and finding the largest one. (Andrea DiCenzo/The New York Times)
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U.S. must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling, judge says
FILE - A rig and supply vessel are pictured in the Gulf of Mexico, off the cost of Louisiana, April 10, 2011. An auction of federal Gulf of Mexico leases for oil and gas drilling must be held in 37 days, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, rejecting environmentalists arguments against the sale, and throwing out plans by the Biden administration to scale back the sale to protect an endangered species of whale. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Groups say they’re shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok
FILE - An excavator cleans up plastic and other waste materials on Mahim Beach on the Arabian Sea coast on Earth Day in Mumbai, India, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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Hundreds of Serbians rally against Rio Tinto’s lithium project
People attend a protest against Rio Tinto's lithium mining project, in Valjevo, Serbia, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic
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B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales
A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales. Members of the A5 pod of northern resident killer whales, as shown in this recent handout image provided by Jared Towers, a scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, returned this week with a newborn to the Brighton Archipelago of British Columbia for the first time in about 20 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Jared Towers *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Globe Climate: Tracing the burn scars
A plume of smoke rises as the Jasper Complex Wildfire continues to burn in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada August 14, 2024. L Neufeld/Parks Canada/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Revival of the Rockies’ once-prosperous coal industry clashes with those who say it will harm the land
Northback Coal employees take photos at the former coal mine on Grassy Mountain north of Blairemore, Alta, on June 27, 2024. Northback Coal hopes to gain approval to restart work on the mine, which has been abandoned since the 1950s. Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
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Artificial turf is taking root on schoolyards, and even some skeptics are now ready-to-roll
A sign at the entrance to the Clarke Pulford Field at Northern Secondary School in Toronto asks visitors to respect the artificial turf, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Toronto area sees more rain a day after record-setting downpour, Montreal braces for potential flooding
People sit in the grandstands of Woodbine Racetrack after a heavy downpour of rain resulted in the cancellation of part of the King's Plate, in Toronto on Saturday, August 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Storm brings heavy rain, strong winds to southern Ontario as Environment Canada probes reports of tornado
<p>Storm clouds form over the skyline in Toronto as shown in this Monday June 6, 2016 file image. Environment Canada says it is investigating whether a tornado touched down in Ayr, Ont., about 100 kilometres northeast of Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch</p>
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