Annual total emissions were 708 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent, or 7.1 per cent below revised 2005 levels
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Countries around the world reviving their industrial policies
The UN’s intellectual property organization said greater productivity levels could be reached through countries specializing in existing strengths
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Poilievre ejected from Commons for ‘wacko PM’ insult
Poilievre called the PM a radical over his support of the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl
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US House votes to expand definition of antisemitism
ACLU wrote to lawmakers saying the new bill would ‘likely chill free speech of students’ by equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism
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Microsoft makes renewable energy deal with Canada’s Brookfield
The deal underscores the investments in clean energy being made by the world’s biggest companies while remaining competitive
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Canada’s first new oil pipeline in decades starts operating
The $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will carry 600,000 barrels per day of oil from Alberta to BC for shipping overseas
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Panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40
More women in their 40s have been getting breast cancer. The panel found early breast cancer screening could save nearly 20 per cent of women
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Trump sets out stark vision for second term in Time interview
During the Time interview, Donald Trump said he would have “no choice” but to launch mass deportations of migrants
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US to reclassify cannabis as low-risk drug, in major shift
Cannabis would be downgraded to a Schedule III drug, alongside drugs like ketamine and painkillers with a moderate likelihood of addiction
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Columbia suspends students after call to end Gaza camp unheeded
Columbia demanded that the protest encampment be cleared by 2:00 pm or students would face disciplinary action, but students vowed to stay