‘The natural diamond industry is in a constant effort to create separation from lab-grown’ gems, which are cheaper and quick to produce
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Canada announces first high-speed rail: Toronto to Quebec City
The high-speed rail will include stops to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, in a corridor home to 44 per cent of Canada’s population
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Energy prices push up Canada January inflation to 1.9%
Canada’s inflation rose 0.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent in January, led by higher gasoline and natural gas prices: Statistics Canada
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Dancing turtles show how animals use magnetic field as a map
Some animals that migrate — such as birds, salmon, lobsters, and sea turtles — are known to navigate using the magnetic field
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Is the historic Quebec-Newfoundland hydro deal really a win-win?
Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier says the deal rectifies the lopsided Churchill Falls agreement. Critics say the mega-deal has been inexplicably rushed
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In warming world, skiing tries to stay snow white by going green
Snow-making technology allows most resorts to stay reliable during the winter season. But can they afford to keep making snow?
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Pesticides causing widespread harm to animals and plants: study
Pesticides cause ‘pervasive negative impacts across plants, animals, fungi and microbes, threatening the integrity of ecosystems’: study
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Scientists warn of climate threat to chocolate
High temperatures in the West African countries that produce most of the world’s chocolate supply struggle with falling harvests
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World may have entered era of 1.5 C warming, scientists say
The threshold of 1.5 C has big implications, including worsening floods, heatwaves, storms, as well as species extinctions
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Top yet contested climate scientist declares 2C climate goal ‘dead’
Temperatures will stay at or above 1.5C soon — fueling more intense storms — before rising to around 2.0C by 2045: scientists