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February 6, 2019
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Tesla knocks US$1,100 off price of the Model 3

Tesla cut 7 per cent of its workforce last month to trim costs and reduce the price of the car


Activists ask Trudeau to act as Canadian trash continues to rot in Manila

More than two million kilograms of Canadian household and electronic waste has been rotting in two Filipino ports for nearly six years


Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old oil wells, Supreme Court rules

An estimated 1,800 wells representing more than $100 million in liabilities have been abandoned since 2016


CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment

The Canadian Pacific freight train derailed near Field, B.C., falling into the Kicking Horse River
 
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Canada in 4th position on cleantech – Global Cleantech 100 list revealed

Companies considering a shift toward more digitized manufacturing practices may want to consider offering training programs aimed at employee retention » read more
 
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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study

The area has glaciers that feed into river systems including the Indus, Ganges, Yangtze, Irrawaddy and Mekong. Water sources for 1.9 billion people are at risk » read more
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Cleaning up abandoned mines means we all pay the price

In the mining sector, there are more than 5,000 abandoned sites in Ontario where the taxpayer is on the hook for the cleanup, ecosystem repairs and dealing with the downstream miseries faced by communities » read more
 
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Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks

These bone-chilling cold snaps are thanks to warm air in the Arctic » read more

Trans Mountain pipeline work destroyed salmon habitat, scientist says

Scientists and environmentalists say the new Trans Mountain review is neglecting the streams and rivers that support salmon » read more