The pandemic may force certain improvements but I'm not sure that it will, because political distractions are doing a rather good job of drawing our focus away from fixing things now. For instance, we should be ramping domestic manufacturing of PPEs and ventilators permanently to prepare for a likely huge fall spike in COVID-19 infections. Still, we aren't.

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Forests are one of nature’s great providers. A source of water and food security, they also give us everything from paper and medicine to renewable energy, low-tech air conditioning and air cleansers. They also protect and enrich biodiversity and are a major tool in the fight against climate change. Ask several people what a forest is and their answers will probably [...]

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A recent excavation located the first physical evidence of the capital of the Maya kingdom of Sak Tz'i', founded in 750 B.C.

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Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged to the writer's brother, may be the real-life counterpart of Lydia Bennet from "Pride and Prejudice"

The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory

The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions

Beaches in Florida and Thailand have tentatively reported increases in nests, due to decreased human presence. But the trend won’t necessarily persist

Research linking air pollution to elevated death rates remains preliminary but scientists hope the pandemic spurs tighter air quality regulations

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It looks like New Brunswickers will see more snow Saturday with a snowfall warning issued for central and northern parts of the province. 

Some New Brunswickers will be heading back to work next week, but their regular childcare facilities may not be available. 

Every day around the province the Here and Now team pull out all the stops to cover your news and weather

Staff halted $100 service over pandemic concerns, forcing homeowners to private plumbers much more, and Danny Breen is urging them to contact the city.

Those in Sudbury may have had a few choice words when waking up Friday morning after a snowfall overnight.

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Classified released a music video for his song, Good News, this week featuring a pack of kids hanging out with seniors at a continuing care home in Enfield, N.S. It was filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak in the province.

A Dalhousie University scientist and a NSCAD textile professor are teaming up to create a new fabric. It could be used to locally manufacture personal protective equipment like surgical masks. As the CBC's Colleen Jones reports, they have received a COVID-19 grant to study the idea.

Overcoming scorching heat and little rain, experimental vineyards teach winemakers to cope with climate change

Hope you didn't pack away those winter boots yet: southwestern Manitoba, from Riding Mountain south to the Canada-U.S. border, is expected to get heavy rain and snow Friday night.

"Recovery is not for the faint-hearted," says recovering addict Jeremy Raven. And sometimes, something as simple as a kind word may be the hand up that someone who is struggling needs, he says.

The owner of P.E.I. Brewing Co., the oldest craft brewery on P.E.I., says the business went from preparing for its best year to its worst year.

Voters have elected a new mayor in Flint, Michigan, where recovery from a lead-contaminated water crisis remains a major issue.

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Safe Wings Ottawa is urging cat owners to help protect the city's bird population by keeping their felines fenced in.

Mayor Bryan Paterson is urging the province to take second look at a request to give regions like his more autonomy in how they handle the presence — or absence — of COVID-19 in their communities.

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The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said Tuesday that there have been preliminary talks with Major League Baseball's Blue Jays and the NBA's Raptors about a return to action as restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ease.

City of Kitchener bylaw enforcement says cooperation with physical distancing rules is weather-dependent, with more people getting out and about on sunny days. Wilfrid Laurier University professor Anne Wilson tells CBC Kitchener-Waterloo why some may be tempted to bend the rules as time goes by.

More than 400 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Waterloo region, new numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health Thursday morning showed.

There's trivia, concerts, virtual nature hikes and improv all online this weekend.

Green Lake’s mayor says he wants to see further measures introduced to prevent people who aren't from Saskatchewan from travelling through his community as the region deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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