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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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The unanswered question in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran: Why? | About That
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March 5, 2026

The unanswered question in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran: Why? | About That

Questions are being raised about why the U.S. and Israel…

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The facts about Iran’s Shahed attack drones
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March 5, 2026

The facts about Iran’s Shahed attack drones

Cheap and noisy Shahed drones have become a crucial weapon…

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Jury finds man guilty of 5 counts of 2nd-degree murder in Winnipeg drug house shootings
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March 5, 2026

Jury finds man guilty of 5 counts of 2nd-degree murder in Winnipeg drug house shootings

A jury has found a man accused of fatally shooting…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 5, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara regional chair backs away from proposal to explore amalgamations

Niagara’s regional chair has backed away from a proposal that…

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Education, Ontario/Quebec

March 5, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario takes control of eighth school board, citing mismanagement

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister placed an eighth school board…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 5, 2026

Man, 20, charged after allegedly threatening Ontario Premier Doug Ford

A 20-year-old man from a central Ontario community has been…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 5, 2026

One dead, shelter-in-place order issued in Atikokan, Ont., as OPP search for suspects

Ontario Provincial Police say a shelter-in-place order remains in effect…

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What can Canada learn from Mexico about Chinese EVs?
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March 5, 2026

What can Canada learn from Mexico about Chinese EVs?

Beginning this week, Chinese electric vehicle makers can apply to…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 5, 2026

Hamilton man charged with first-degree murder in 2023 fatal shooting: police

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a man has been charged…

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