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Trump allies fume Canadian smoke is ruining summer – and offer misinfo as the solution

Smoke from Canadian wildfires that have forced about a quarter of a million Canadians to evacuate since 2023 are preventing Americans in Trump-voting districts from "spend[ing] time outdoors recreating, enjoying time with family, and creating new memories," six Republican House representatives complained in an official letter. 
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Ontario court halts Ford’s plan to tear out Toronto bike lanes

Protected bike lanes in Toronto must remain in place for now, an Ontario judge said on Tuesday. The Ford government had appealed a previous ruling that ordered the bike lanes to remain, but failed.
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  • Sandra Bartlett

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Sunflower sea stars clinging to life in BC’s cold-water fjords are officially on the edge of extinction, a Canadian scientific advisory panel warns.
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Concrete has weighed down the building industry's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, but a low-carbon revolution in the world’s most-used construction material is starting to gather momentum
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