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Use Native-Land.ca to understand and acknowledge the tribal land you occupy
January 19, 2021January 22, 2021

Use Native-Land.ca to understand and acknowledge the tribal land you occupy

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The website Native-Land.ca offers an easy, intuitive platform to understand which native territories you live in.

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Canadian government commits over $3 billion for nature-based climate solutions
December 15, 2020

Canadian government commits over $3 billion for nature-based climate solutions

The government has proposed providing up to $3.16 billion to partner with provinces, territories, NGOs, Indigenous communities, and more to plant two billion trees.

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MDMA-assisted couples therapy shows promising initial results in landmark pilot trial
December 9, 2020

MDMA-assisted couples therapy shows promising initial results in landmark pilot trial

The new study reports the addition of MDMA to the couples therapy protocol resulted in effects that were, “on par with, or greater than, those achieved with CBCT [cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy] alone.”

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Quebec to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
November 19, 2020

Quebec to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

The move is part of the province’s $6.7 billion investment over the next five years to help it reduce its impact on climate change.

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Promising flu vaccine derived from tobacco plant passes clinical trials
November 13, 2020November 17, 2020

Promising flu vaccine derived from tobacco plant passes clinical trials

The recent development, promises to be a huge boost to the annual fight against the seasonal flu, as plants can be engineered to produce viral proteins and cultivated at scale.

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Petition: Protect old growth forests from logging
October 25, 2020December 29, 2020

Petition: Protect old growth forests from logging

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BC recently released an independent report confirming the urgent need to ban logging for the most at-risk old growth forests. But instead of taking action, the government has left the majority of these forests on the chopping block. Sign the petition urging the BC government to ban logging for the most at-risk old growth forests.

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Canadian experiment giving homeless people $7500 proves promising
October 16, 2020November 17, 2020

Canadian experiment giving homeless people $7500 proves promising

The New Leaf project took 115 homeless people who were confirmed not to have serious mental or substance abuse problems, and put $7,500 in the pockets of 50 of them to see if they could turn their life around. One entire year later, most recipients still had $1,000 in savings and 67% were could still feed themselves every day.

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Canada to ban single-use plastic bags, straws, and cutlery in 2021
October 14, 2020November 17, 2020

Canada to ban single-use plastic bags, straws, and cutlery in 2021

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced the next steps in the government’s plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, including a ban on single-use plastic items such as plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, and more next year.

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Canada grants first legal exemptions for psilocybin use in 50 years
August 6, 2020November 17, 2020

Canada grants first legal exemptions for psilocybin use in 50 years

Four terminally ill cancer patients in Canada have now been approved to use psilocybin to treat end-of-life distress. These patients will be the first to legally use the psychedelic in Canada for almost half a century.

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Insurance company Zurich drops coverage for Trans Mountain oil pipeline
July 23, 2020November 17, 2020

Insurance company Zurich drops coverage for Trans Mountain oil pipeline

The Trans Mountain pipeline’s annual liability insurance contract had shown Zurich was the lead insurer for the pipeline. The insurance, which provides $508 million of cover, runs to August 2020.

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