Allegations of Conscripted Labour in Canadian Mine: the Fifth Estate

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A Vancouver-based mining company that struck gold in the small East African country of Eritrea is being accused in a B.C. lawsuit of permitting forced labour to be used in the construction of its mine. Story here.

There’s a Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan.

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Children are being rushed to the hospital with irreversible brain damage. The federal government has declared a state of emergency, and dangerous water contamination is causing residents to go blind, develop skin lesions, lose hair and even their memory -- just from bathing in their own homes. PLEASE SIGN!

Despite the Paris Climate Accord, Embraced by Canada - We Are On Track To Fail Even Harper’s Emissions Target

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Canada’s latest biennial climate change accountability report came out this morning, projecting increases in greenhouse gas emissions. Story here.

The Nasty Nattering of Climate Change Denier, Rex Murphy

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Climate change denier Rex Murphy took to the CBC Wednesday not so much to eulogize Calgary and its economic woes as to slap down anyone opposed to fossil fuel development. More here.

The Lesser Evil

Georges Monbiot

I am starting to hate the European Union. But I will vote to stay in. Story here. 

Fusarium Head Blight No Longer Just a Manitoba Problem

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Producers across the Prairies need to manage to minimize their risk of fusarium, a serious and costly disease of cereal crops. Story here.



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After Paris Climate Talks, Canada on Track to Fail Even Harper’s Emissions Target

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Canada’s late biennial climate change accountability report came out this morning, projecting increases in greenhouse gas emissions. More here.