The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup presents its annual ‘Dirty Dozen’
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup presents its annual ‘Dirty Dozen’ Press release COVID-19 has changed so much in our lives, including how we litter. The proportion of single-use food packaging …
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City reports incinerator admissions well below standards
City reports incinerator admissions well below standards Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Four years after a study found Quebec City’s mammoth incinerator released 12 times the safe level …
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Bioactive packaging keeps strawberries fresher
Bioactive packaging keeps strawberries fresher Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com Quebec produces more strawberries than any other province. Strawberries are delicate and difficult to keep fresh. In response to this challenge, Monique …
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Locally made documentary series explores future of cities
Locally made documentary series explores future of cities Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com Environmental campaigner, radio host and mayoral candidate Jackie Smith is reimagining the future of urban planning with other local …
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Spruce budworm may have cancer-beating chemistry
Spruce budworm may have cancer-beating chemistry Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Might the voracious insect ravaging Quebec’s forests help contain the ravages of cancer? Researchers with Université Laval …
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Lack of light pollution reveals diamonds of the Milky Way
Lack of light pollution reveals diamonds of the Milky Way Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com...
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Nature Conservancy BioBlitz helps Canadians discover biodiversity
Nature Conservancy BioBlitz helps Canadians discover biodiversity Press release From July 29 to Aug. 2, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is holding a nationwide virtual event encouraging people to … Continue reading Nature Conservancy BioBlitz helps Canadians discover biodiversity
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Who says that I’m aggressive?! Meet the eastern kingbird
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Who says that I’m aggressive?! Meet the eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “In order to see birds, it is necessary to become part …
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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Look, a beaver! Oh, no, it’s a muskrat!
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Look, a beaver! Oh, no, it’s a muskrat! Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Walking close to a marsh, you can observe red- winged blackbirds swinging on cattails …
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: It’s best to admire the red-winged blackbird from afar
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: It’s best to admire the red-winged blackbird from afar Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Whoever has walked too close to a red-winged blackbird nest may remember …
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