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Eight First Nations that surround Lake Winnipeg filed a joint lawsuit on Tuesday against the federal government, the province of Manitoba, and the City of Winnipeg over what they describe as the ongoing pollution of Lake Winnipeg and its tributaries such as the Red River. In the claim, the nations …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 30, 2024 7:08 am Updated April 30, 2024 7:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nations working to end plastic pollution have made progress on a treaty after talks concluded Tuesday in Ottawa. Delegates and observers …

An international study led by researchers from the University of Waterloo found that in about 75 years, there will be four times the number of air quality alerts in the U.S. than there currently are. Rebecca Saari, who was the lead author of the study, says the team, which is …

Wildfire smoke from northern Ontario and Quebec is leading to high air pollution levels expected to blanket most of Ontario in the next few days. Smoke plumes from the forest fires will move farther south Tuesday afternoon or night, deteriorating air quality. Steven Flisfeder, an Environment Canada warning preparedness meteorologist, …

New Delhi: Air purifiers are no longer a luxury that one would buy to enjoy clean air that’s free from toxins and other particles. Pollution in Delhi-NCR reaches hazardous levels especially after Diwali and this year has been no exception, thanks to the burning of crackers, stubble burning in the …

New Delhi: Pregnant women in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, who are exposed to poor air quality, may be at higher risk of stillbirths and miscarriages, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal on Thursday (January 7). Researchers found that an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses per year in …