Scientists spill oil in Ontario lake to study ecosystem response
Researchers at the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario spill diluted oil sands bitumen and crude oil in four enclosed shoreline plots to observe impacts on microbes algae zooplankton insects frogs and fish. The pilot aims to learn about residual effects after cleanup and whether oil-eating microbes exist in boreal fresh water.
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International Institute For Sustainable Development
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Tonya Zelinsky
York University strike drags on as students doubt return
Toronto students express little optimism about resuming classes as CUPE 3903 Unit 2 accepts the latest offer while about 2,000 teaching and graduate assistants from other units stay on the picket line. Officials promise updates on class schedules amid ongoing wage and job security disputes.
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Devin Lefebvre
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York University
Barbara Joy
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Robyn Osbourne
Osbourne
Toronto urged to make streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians
Toronto residents advocates and officials call for stronger road safety actions after three recent cyclist and pedestrian fatalities in a single week. Mayor John Tory pledges 13 million more for Vision Zero, boosting total project funding to 100 million.
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Connor Gregory
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John Tory
Missing First Nations boaters search continues off Tofino coast
Three missing fishermen from the Tofino area remain unaccounted for as the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre scales back, handing the case to Tofino RCMP while dozens of volunteers and community members search the shoreline and sea with RCMP divers and sonar. An emergency operations centre coordinates the effort and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council offers mental health support to those affected.
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Connor Paone
RCMP
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