Climate & Environment

Maya Laurent

Covers Environment and Climate Change Canada, weather alerts, emissions data, and environmental regulation.

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Writes about measurement, to a reader who has heard a lot of claims.

Find the supporting sources with each article, along with the details needed to follow the story further.

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Articles by Maya Laurent (7)

Bruce Power’s Unit 5 Major Component Replacement outage begins as skilled tradespeople and private funding deliver results for Ontario ratepayers

Climate & Environment

Bruce Power takes Unit 5 offline, second half of privately funded refurbishment begins

The Unit 5 Major Component Replacement outage started Nov. 1, with overlapping outages now scheduled at the Bruce site until 2033. Bruce Power says earlier refurbishments came in ahead of schedule and returned money to ratepayers.

1 day ago · 1 source

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LibraryButterpot Mountain, located in Butterpot Provincial Park, Salmonier, Newfoundland

Climate & Environment

NVCA seeks engineers for Upper Boyne River floodplain mapping

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has issued a request for proposals for hydraulic modelling, an erosion hazard assessment and floodplain mapping in the Township of Mulmur.

15 Oct 2026 · 1 source

New major heat pump initiative connects households to Canada’s electricity ambitions

Climate & Environment

Ottawa launches $2 billion heat pump rebate for 820,000 homes

Clean Energy Canada says the National Heat Pump Rebate Program promises 24-hour approvals and delivers on a federal electricity strategy that committed to retrofitting one million homes.

8 Oct 2026 · 1 source

NVCA invites residents to Public Information Meeting on updates to the Oak Street Canal floodplain map on November 5

Climate & Environment

NVCA adds 0.73 km² to Oak Street Canal floodplain map, meeting Nov. 5

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority says the updated model for the Collingwood canal increases mapped floodplain area by 0.73 square kilometres while removing 0.04 square kilometres. A public information meeting is set for Nov. 5 at Central Park Arena.

7 Oct 2026 · 1 source

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Climate & Environment

Ottawa and Ontario put $2 million into agri-food food safety

The funding runs through Ontario's Food Safety and Growth Initiative and is aimed at small businesses expanding operations and improving food safety.

5 Oct 2026 · 1 source

Climate & Environment

Weed specialist disputes claim glyphosate stops weed seeds germinating

Kim Brown of Manitoba Agriculture says systemic herbicides do not prevent weed seeds from germinating once those seeds have formed.

23 Sep 2026 · 1 source

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Climate & Environment

Algoma Steel fined $1.2 million for federal environmental and wildlife offences

The Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker pleaded guilty to one count under the Fisheries Act and one under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, over a gear oil deposit into the St. Marys River.

11 Sep 2026 · 1 source

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Articles by Maya Laurent (7)

Bruce Power takes Unit 5 offline, second half of privately funded refurbishment begins

NVCA seeks engineers for Upper Boyne River floodplain mapping

Ottawa launches $2 billion heat pump rebate for 820,000 homes

NVCA adds 0.73 km² to Oak Street Canal floodplain map, meeting Nov. 5

Ottawa and Ontario put $2 million into agri-food food safety

Weed specialist disputes claim glyphosate stops weed seeds germinating

Algoma Steel fined $1.2 million for federal environmental and wildlife offences

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