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What is Justin Trudeau reading? A #RejectTeck reading list
We hope you read the books we delivered to you this afternoon. Maybe even with children in your life. We hope you find them enlightening and inspiring (books and children alike!). As parents, we work so hard to teach our children simple morals, but it is perilously easy to slip into convenience over conviction, even…
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“We’re in a sacred story”: The meaning of the #RejectTeck bird you’re seeing everywhere
If you’re involved in the climate and Indigenous rights movements in Canada, you’ve probably seen this beautiful bird design a lot. But you might not know the artist, Isaac Murdoch.
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6 ways to break up with plastic and food waste on Valentine’s Day
You are probably wondering what kind of Valentine’s Day blog article would focus on a “break up”. Well, welcome to our funny, not so romantic, blue-sky world. My blue sky Valentine’s Day is filled with kindness, gender equality, positive vibes, love between all species, less plastic and mass consumption and more DIY gifts and local…
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How to protect the caribou in 3 easy steps
18 animals in 2016, only 7 left in early 2020. As we face an unprecedented decline in global biodiversity, the Val-d’Or caribou herd is fighting for its survival.
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Reaction to the exceptional measures put in place on the Val-d’Or caribou
Québec – In reaction to the Québec government’s announcement regarding the Val-d’Or caribou herd, which had 18 individuals in 2016 and now number just seven, Marie-Josée Béliveau, Food & Nature…
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What you might not know about Indigenous law and the raids on Wet’suwet’en
The complexity of what laws and whose laws apply is something you won’t often see reflected by media organizations. With the help of Ricochet journalists, we summarized what you need to know.
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RCMP Are Raiding Wet’suwet’en Land Defender Camps
BREAKING: The RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps Early this morning RCMP began their raid on Wet’suwet’en camps set-up to defend their lands against a fracked gas pipeline, Coastal GasLink, that…
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Behind the headlines: 6 need-to-know facts about the Teck Frontier mine
You’ve read it in the headlines. You’ve heard about it on the radio. But what actually is the Teck Frontier mine and why does it matter? Here’s what you need…
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What is Teck Frontier and how to reject a tar sands mine in 7 easy steps
Teck’s proposed Frontier Mine (“Teck mine”) is a new open pit mine to extract bitumen from the Alberta tar sands. If approved and built, it would be one of the…
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How to stop food waste: a comprehensive guide
58% of all food produced in Canada — 35.5 million tonnes — is lost or wasted every year. Globally, food waste is responsible for 8% of global GHGs. Let's ensure the food we buy makes it onto our plates and stays out of landfills.