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Carbon offsetting not possible at Faro mine cleanup in Yukon, feds say
It won't be possible to offset the significant emissions caused by the Faro mine site clean-up in the Yukon, according to the federal government.In a document filed to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB), the government calls the board's recommendations for carbon offsetting at Faro "aspirational, but ultimately not feasible to execute" due to lack of technology and available offset protocols.Once the largest open pit lead-zinc mine in the world, the Faro site was
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Kamloops, B.C., mayor asked to resign after damning report
Kamloops, B.C., city council has formally called on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to resign after a scathing report from a provincially-appointed municipal adviser was made public on Tuesday.The report from former Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun took around three months to complete, and comes a little over a year into Hamer-Jackson's term — which has seen the first-time mayor repeatedly clash with the eight other members of the Kamloops council.It is particularly critical of Hamer-Jackson's behaviour to
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VideoStudents, staff at University of Amsterdam gather at dismantled pro-Palestinian protest camp
Students of the University of Amsterdam gathered in large groups around the university building on Tuesday to protest the ongoing war in Gaza. Student demonstrators marched in large groups, barricaded the road in front of the university, carrying placards in support of Gaza and chanting slogans such as "Free Palestine" and "Occupation no more." (AP video by Ahmad Seir Nassiri)
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VideoRescuers search for missing dozens after building collapse in South Africa
Rescue teams made contact with workers trapped under the rubble of concrete after a multi-story apartment complex collapsed in a coastal city in South Africa.
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VideoPolice investigate shooting at Drake's Toronto mansion
Police are investigating a shooting at Drake's mansion in Toronto's Bridle Path that left a security guard shot in the chest. They say it is too early to say whether a feud between Drake and fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar played a role.
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Nocturnal storms could reach severe criteria in parts of Ontario south
Thunderstorms are expected to rumble their way into parts of southern through Tuesday night, with a chance some could become severe, so make sure you stay alert and be weather-aware
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VideoRussia holds 5th Putin presidential inauguration
The day after Russia announced it would test its tactical nuclear weapons in response, it says, to actions by the West, President Vladimir Putin gave his fifth presidential inauguration speech.