OTTAWA -- On the eve of global climate talks that will put Canada's contentious policies under the microscope, Ottawa has introduced its next set of rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks.
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The sale, possession and distribution of shark fin is officially banned in White Rock.
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The City of Vancouver, BC will work with neighbouring municipalities to develop a ban on the sale of shark-fin products, mayor and council agreed Tuesday.
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B.C.’s anti-shark fin movement is gaining momentum as Nanaimo becomes the newest municipality to become fin-free.
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Quebecers cut their plastic bag use by more than half in three years, Environment Minister Pierre Arcand said on Monday.
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Shark fin soup has been called pricey, extravagant and flavourless. This October, it will become illegal in Calgary.
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A campaign to stamp out the use of shark fins by Chinese restaurants is quickly gaining steam across Metro Vancouver.
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What started off as a debate to get rid of an unpopular five-cent fee for a plastic bag has ended up with the largest outright ban on plastic bags in North America.
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The death toll cancer takes in Canada is on the decline, fuelled in large part by the fact that lung cancer is killing fewer Canadian men than it did in earlier decades, the Canadian Cancer Society said Wednesday.
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Canada’s broadcast regulator has been asking TV providers to turn down the racket in loud commercials, and now it is making that an order.
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Source: The Province, Tue August 14, 2012 
