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Federal NDP leader visits Sask. as party unity strained over fossil fuels | CBC News
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (397+ words) Saskatchewan is where the federal NDP got its start, and it's where newly elected Leader Avi Lewis chose to begin his first national tour." Lewis met with leaders of the Star Blanket Cree Nation in Lebret on Thursday before heading…...
Did the Canadian Rockies come from the U. S. ? Geologist makes the case at Calgary convention | CBC News
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (518+ words) "Were the Canadian Rockies made in Nevada?" That's the question Nick Zentner posed to a room full of fellow geologists Monday afternoon at Geo Convention, a three-day earth science conference at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre. "It's a provocative thought,…...
Whitehorse officials prepare for spring melt landslide risk
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (81+ words) CBC Whitehorse officials prepare for spring melt landslide risk As temperatures warm the spring melt is trickling in to the Yukon. In the city of Whitehorse " officials are making preparations for the possibility of landslides in the downtown core. Isabella…...
P. E. I. could soon rival top fossil sites, says geologist | CBC News
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (659+ words) Prince Edward Island may soon be known for more than Anne of Green Gables, beaches and potatoes " a Nova Scotia-based geologist says the province is emerging as a promising new frontier for fossil discoveries. John Calder, a geoscientist under contract…...
Artronaut Jeremy Hansen's geology professor
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (169+ words) Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has spent years training for the Artemis II mission to the moon. Western University Professor of planetary geology Gordon Osinski taught Hansen and told London Morning Jeremy is well trained and has the right aptitudes to…...
Sask. and federal NDP clash over stance on fossil fuels in open letter | CBC News
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has slammed newly-elected federal NDP leader Avi Lewis over his stance on fossil fuels projects. "We need to have the bravery to say that any government of any stripe that is building new pipelines and…...
How the US-Israel-Iran war is revealing our overdependency on fossil fuels
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (280+ words) The war between the US, Israel, and Iran is driving up the price of oil and sending shockwaves around the world -- especially in Asia, which relies heavily on oil from the Middle East. But the ongoing oil crisis is also…...
David Suzuki at 90: A life in science, and a warning still unheard | CBC Radio
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (898+ words) For decades, David Suzuki has been a familiar face and voice in Canada " known for his rare ability to make complex scientific and environmental issues understandable." That gift reached millions through The Nature of Things, the iconic CBC television series…...
Parts of B. C. brace for heavy rainfall with flood, landslide risk | Hanomansing Tonight
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (213+ words) CBC Parts of B. C. brace for heavy rainfall with flood, landslide risk | Hanomansing Tonight Environment Canada warns of heavy rainfall affecting several regions across British Columbia as part of an 'atmospheric river event.' - 'From OK to bad really quickly': Caution urged…...
Feds building digital library of mineral core samples | CBC News
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) Natural Resources Canada says it's investing up to $40 million to create a digital library for drill core data. Mineral exploration companies and prospectors use a diamond-tipped drill to remove cylinders from hard rock, called a core. The core samples are…...