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How these students cut their school's food waste by 57%

How these students cut their school’s food waste by 57%

In this week’s issue of our environmental newsletter: we look at how a group of students drastically cut food waste in their cafeteria, check out a ‘top’ new species of 2024 and find out how to get a prescription to access national parks and local conservation areas.

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Trump looks to turn back the clock on the Panama Canal

Trump looks to turn back the clock on the Panama Canal

Control of the Panama Canal, once a key U.S. presidential campaign issue for Ronald Reagan and an animating topic for people ranging from film legend John Wayne to an unpredictable Canadian-born U.S. senator, has seemingly made a comeback as a hot-button topic in Washington.

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How officials tried to contain fallout after a Halifax school bus went missing for 4½ hours
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December 23, 2024

How officials tried to contain fallout after a Halifax school bus went missing for 4½ hours

Documents obtained by CBC News show that a French school…

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This boy hurt in collision didn't have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn't pay for medical evacuation
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December 23, 2024

This boy hurt in collision didn’t have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn’t pay for medical evacuation

The family of a Deer Lake First Nation boy who…

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Drug precursors the new 'primary threat' entering Canada as fentanyl imports drop
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December 23, 2024

Drug precursors the new ‘primary threat’ entering Canada as fentanyl imports drop

With criminal networks shifting to domestic production of fentanyl and…

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Paramedics in peril: New study to give Canada-wide picture of violence on the job
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December 23, 2024

Paramedics in peril: New study to give Canada-wide picture of violence on the job

Paramedics in Canada are consistently experiencing instances of physical abuse,…

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How a viral TikTok video led to a year-long global shortage of Swedish candy
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December 23, 2024

How a viral TikTok video led to a year-long global shortage of Swedish candy

How a TikTok influencer’s video showing off a bag of…

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This Alberta town has mountains on one side, Calgary on the other — and some big growing pains
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December 23, 2024

This Alberta town has mountains on one side, Calgary on the other — and some big growing pains

Tucked away in a picturesque river valley at the foot…

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Panama president hits back at Trump over canal U.S. takeover comments
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December 22, 2024

Panama president hits back at Trump over canal U.S. takeover comments

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to reassert U.S….

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China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet
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December 22, 2024

China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet

China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two…

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Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City
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December 22, 2024

Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least…

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