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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge attend the first ever Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Alberto Pezzali, pool

Prince William joined by celebs for Earthshot Prize award

Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday, October 17, 2021, for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth's most pressing challenges.

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By Sylvia Hui | News | October 18th 2021

Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre staff members fill water jugs at the Sylvia Grinnell River, just outside Iqaluit, in an undated handout photo. Handout photo by Rachel Blais

Water delivered to people without cars in Iqaluit where fuel has contaminated pipes

When staff at Iqaluit's Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre learned water from the city's distribution pipes wasn't safe to drink they knew some people would have no access to water.

By Rob Drinkwater | News, Politics | October 18th 2021

A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation in Kamloops, B.C. today

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation announced it had found what are believed to be some 200 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school last spring.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | October 18th 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris waves at the end of a discussion of different care policies ranging from at-home medical care to childcare, on Oct. 14, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris plans to discuss drought, climate change at Lake Mead

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, October 18, 2021, will highlight the problems caused by Western drought and make the case for the Biden administration's infrastructure and climate change proposals that have stalled in Congress.

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By Suman Naishadham | News, US News, Politics | October 18th 2021

Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia at Singapore FinTech Festival. Photo by Eesan1969 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Australia challenges duty of care ruling to prevent future climate change

The Federal Court battle over a proposed coal mine expansion comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison battles to persuade his conservative government colleagues to commit to a zero emissions target for Australia by 2050.

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By Rod McGuirk | News, Politics | October 18th 2021

Brennan whale watching at Malcolm Island, BC. Photo: Mireta Strandberg-Salmon

Brennan Strandberg-Salmon has the tools for aspiring climate champions

Interested in a career in the low-carbon economy, but not sure what steps to take? Brennan Strandberg-Salmon has you covered.

By Patricia Lane | News | October 18th 2021

Tailings ponds in northern Alberta. File photo by Andrew S. Wright

Enviro groups want feds to step in after report reveals Alberta’s tailings ponds are growing

Environmental groups are calling on the federal government to step in after oilsands tailing ponds grew by 90 million cubic metres in 2020 despite a drop in oil production, according to a report released last week by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | October 18th 2021

Fix food insecurity to help first-year undergrads, prof says

One in five Canadian students moving from high school to university are dealing with food insecurity, a recent study found, a stress its author says puts those undergrads at risk of languishing from the start or ultimately dropping out.

By Morgan Sharp | News, Next Gen Insider | October 18th 2021

Coldplay pledges to lower CO2 emissions by 50 per cent on 2022 world tour

Band announces a range of initiatives to reduce energy consumption, including stadium floors that harness fans’ kinetic energy.

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By Ben Beaumont-Thomas | News | October 18th 2021

Lauren McDonald speaking to Shell CEO Ben van Beurden during the TED Countdown Summit. Photo courtesy of TED/Ryan Lash

‘We will never forget what you have done’: Climate activist slams Shell CEO as TED panel unravels

Lauren MacDonald, a young climate activist, had waited patiently for her turn to speak. When it came, the picture she painted of the oil giant told a much different story than the one Ben van Beurden had described moments before.

By Cloe Logan | News | October 15th 2021

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