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Canada rejects outright ban on bee-killing pesticides

Canada's health agency announced Wednesday restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in agriculture to protect aquatic insects, backtracking on a proposed outright ban prompted by a massive bee die-off......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailApr 1st, 2021

Apple tops list of retailers for removal of hazardous chemicals from stores

Apple's environmental credentials have been praised, as it has scored the highest among retailers in the U.S. and Canada for removing hazardous chemicals and plastics.Apple logo in trees - Image credit: AppleThe 2024 Retailer Report Card from Toxic-F.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News10 hr. 24 min. ago

Zero-days dominate top frequently exploited vulnerabilities

A joint report by leading cybersecurity agencies from the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand has identified the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities of 2023. Zero-day vulnerabilities on the rise The advisory highlights that malicious cyb.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu

The teen had no clear exposures to animals. No contacts have tested positive. A British Columbia teen who contracted Canada's first known human case of H5 bird flu has deteriorate.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Stopping the TikTok ban is reportedly a Trump priority

One of the biggest apps on the App Store, TikTok, is currently on its way to being banned in the US starting in early 2025. But according to a new report, President-elect Donald Trump intends to stop the ban from happening. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

BYD’s cheap EVs might remain out of Canada too

BYD appears to be backtracking from plans to sell EVs in Canada.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Why the "Housing First" approach has struggled to fulfill its promise of ending homelessness

Over the past 15 years, the Housing First approach has gained traction as an evidence-based solution to tackling homelessness in many developed countries, including Canada......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

How honeybees can help us monitor pollution across Canada

Canada has more than 13,000 beekeepers with almost 1,000,000 beehives spread across every province. Together, they produce about 40,000,000 kilograms of honey each year. That is enough for roughly one kilogram of honey for every Canadian......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Decades after global regulations, the Arctic Ocean"s legacy persistent organic pollutants haven"t dropped

The presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in all the world's oceans but one has been in steady decline since 2001, when 152 countries agreed on a comprehensive global ban. The exception has been the Arctic Ocean, which has seen a sharp ris.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Indonesia volcano erupts again after killing nine day earlier

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Apple offers Indonesia token investment to lift iPhone ban

Following Indonesia's ban of the iPhone 16 because Apple has not invested enough in the country, the company has reportedly offered $10 million.Jakarta - Image credit: Tom Fisk/PexelsThe threatened ban on the iPhone in Indonesia became real in late O.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Computer modeling research reveals the changing history of a global ice sheet

Imagine that a massive ice sheet covered Canada and oozed down over a large part of the northern United States, like icing spilling down the side of a cake. That was the situation somewhere between 19,000 and 26,000 years ago. The ice sheet covered l.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Canada groceries: Members-only pricing at Loblaw stores angers Canadian customers — "shouldn"t be allowed"

Canada groceries: Members-only pricing at Loblaw stores angers Canadian customers — "shouldn"t be allowed".....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Indonesia"s Mount Lewotobi erupts, killing 10 people

Indonesia"s Mount Lewotobi erupts, killing 10 people.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Arrest made in killing of a Montana camper, initially thought to be a bear attack

Arrest made in killing of a Montana camper, initially thought to be a bear attack.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

I did Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 hearing test, and I’m doomed

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 hearing test is now available for US and Canada users alongside iOS 18.1. While some journalists have made the test and … The post I did Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 hearing test, and I’m doomed appeared first o.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Suspect identified in brutal Montana wilderness killing

Suspect identified in brutal Montana wilderness killing.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

India"s capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted

India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Colonialism, starvation and resistance: How food is weaponized, from Gaza to Canada

For more than a year, the Israeli state has been engaged in a massive incursion into Gaza following the October 2023 Hamas attack against Israel......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Survey assesses Mexican consumers" opinions on GMO corn import ban

A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation's lower-income consumers, according to a recently published study by agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024