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Received — 16 July 2026 ⏭
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New pipeline in Canada to proceed after C$150bn pledged to ease BC and First Nations concerns

✇The Guardian - Energy
By: Leyland Cecco in Toronto
3 July 2026 at 16:34

Port expansion and protections for whales part of BC and Alberta plan to expand country’s presence overseas

The governments of Canada and the province of Alberta will move forward on a major new oil pipeline after the pair announced a plan to ease concerns of British Columbia and First Nations on the Pacific coast.

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, shuttled between British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday to announce more than C$150bn in new investments in both provinces, part of a broader project of reducing trade with the United States and expanding his country’s presence in overseas markets.

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© Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

Received — 21 June 2026 ⏭
Received — 19 June 2026 ⏭

Canada Missed Chances To Inspect OceanGate's Titan Before Fatal Implosion

✇Slashdot
By: BeauHD
19 June 2026 at 20:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: A report from Canada's Transportation Safety Board has highlighted regulatory failures that allowed OceanGate's unregistered, unflagged, and uncertified Titan submersible to operate out St. John's, Newfoundland, for years before it imploded on a tourist trip to the wreck of the Titanic in 2023. "When it came to the Titan, critical information existed across multiple federal government organizations, but no one was responsible for connecting the dots," says TBS chair Yoan Marier in a statement. "Without a complete picture of the operation, the Titan continued to operate in Canada without regulatory oversight." [...] As OceanGate continued to operate from St. John's in 2021 and 2022, the Titan made successful dives to the Titanic and several sites within Canadian waters. The company eventually interacted with a total of 10 Canadian federal agencies, including Parks Canada, the Department of National Defense, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But the company's operations were never directly reported to the team responsible for marine safety. "In terms of the actual people that were responsible for marine oversight, their focus was on the Canadian support vessel," says TSB investigator Jason Melvin. While TSB investigators did not have access to the wreckage of the Titan itself, which remains with the US Coast Guard, they did analyze portions of the carbon fiber left over from its manufacture. They calculated that a hull made to OceanGate's exact specifications might have been able to make hundreds of millions of dives to Titanic depths before failing. However, the composite samples as built had porosity and waviness between layers and were ground down in a way that might have introduced defects. When the TSB tested the compressive strength of the carbon fiber, it indicated the material could fail in as few as 30 deep dives. [...] The TSB is recommending increased oversight of the riskiest vessels and improvements in information sharing between departments, and is requiring that all human-occupied submersibles be subject to international construction and safety standards.

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Received — 17 June 2026 ⏭

The first mile: Port of Vancouver launches new electric semi truck pilot

✇Electrek
By: Jo Borrás
17 June 2026 at 12:48

A fleet of electric Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 trucks is being put to work on container-hauling routes at the Port of Vancouver as part of a new, data-sharing pilot program designed to measure real-world benefits of electric drayage trucks on first-mile delivery routes.

Received — 16 June 2026 ⏭
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Received — 11 June 2026 ⏭

BYD is bringing its 5-min ‘Flash’ electric car charging to Canada

✇Electrek
By: Fred Lambert
11 June 2026 at 00:04

BYD is preparing to bring its megawatt “Flash Charging” network, which can add about 250 miles (400 km) of range in 5 minutes, to Canada – the first confirmed deployment in North America.

The plan was revealed through a new BYD job posting in Toronto for a manager tasked with executing “BYD’s flash charging network expansion strategy and business growth across Canada.”

Received — 10 June 2026 ⏭

O Mundial FIFA 2026 e a revolução tecnológica no futebol

✇Tek Notícias
By: GDiasPT
10 June 2026 at 14:55

Desde bolas com sensor de alta precisão a avatares 3D foto realistas gerados por inteligência artificial, conheça as inovações tecnológicas do Mundial de Futebol FIFA 2026, e como é que a tecnologia promete redesenhar o maior evento desportivo da história.

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Received — 9 June 2026 ⏭
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Received — 3 June 2026 ⏭

Tourists can experience Athabasca Glacier in this first-ever ELECTRIC Ice Explorer [video]

✇Electrek
By: Jo Borrás
30 May 2026 at 13:28

Built to allow up to 52 guests to explore the frozen wilderness of Alberta’s Jasper National Park in serene, environmentally responsible silence, the new Electric Ice Explorer joining Pursuit Banff’s Columbia Icefield Adventure fleet is a machine that’s packed with firsts.

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Received — 2 June 2026 ⏭

Canada To Criminalise Biblical Passages with New Hate-Speech Law Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

✇Bible Science Forum
By: John Gideon Hartnett
15 December 2025 at 02:20
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government in Canada is accelerating a proposal to criminalize certain biblical passages as part of an anti-hate speech initiative. This move has raised concerns about free speech and perceived attacks on traditional Christian morality, as critics warn of broader authoritarian implications.

Received — 1 June 2026 ⏭

2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Rebecca Dzombak
1 June 2026 at 19:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned at least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.
Received — 31 May 2026 ⏭
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