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For years, space agencies around the world have used satellites to track greenhouse gas emissions from individual countries, but now a Canadian startup is able to focus more precisely on facilities such as power plants, refineries and landfills. The oilsands industry in northern Alberta is already using the technology as …

New research suggests that the branding and design on a wine label can affect how people taste what’s in the bottle. Darcen Esau, a master’s candidate in Community, Culture and Global Studies at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus, researched the phenomenon for his master’s thesis, which he’s scheduled …

Marvin Kaye said he was taken aback when, last weekend, he was told he’d have to use self-checkout at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Ajax, Ont. “Everybody is being funnelled, herded through this self-checkout.” After protesting, Kaye said he was told he could go to a cashier — if he …

TransCanada has lost a bid to lift an injunction blocking work on the Keystone XL pipeline — a development that could delay construction work on the $8-billion US project for another year. The Calgary-based company and the U.S. State Department had filed an “urgent” motion to try to lift the …

One of the most expensive energy projects in Canada could soon get larger. Construction ramped up this month on LNG Canada’s massive natural gas export facility in northern B.C., but the consortium is now talking about possible expansion. LNG Canada is a consortium of companies led by Shell Canada and …

Boeing has grounded its entire fleet of 737 Max aircraft in a move expected to cause significant disruptions for domestic airliners now forced to scramble to rebook thousands of Canadian passengers. “The significant problem now is that this is March Break,” said David Gillen, director of the Centre for Transportation …

The chief executives of Canada’s five largest banks collectively earned roughly $63.2 million in total compensation during the 2018 financial year, up about 12 per cent from the previous year. Based on the banks’ latest proxy circulars, Toronto-Dominion Bank’s chief executive Bharat Masrani received the highest overall pay for the …

Sunwing Airlines says it is “temporarily” suspending flights of its four Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. A Max 8 was the plane involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia last weekend that cost the lives of 157 people, including 18 Canadians. Sunwing, which specializes in travel between Canada and destinations …

An act of ‘environmental racism’ Neighbouring Pictou Landing First Nation are allies in the fight, leading to large protests both on land and water in recent months. The groups share a concern for marine life. And the First Nation wants reconciliation. In the 1960s, the province was so desperate to …

As Melissa Ellsworth drops several grams of dried cannabis into her Magical Butter machine to be ground into oil, she pauses to reflect on how long it took the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia to start paying for her medical marijuana. Five years and one tribunal appeal later, she …