http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_introduces_new_rules_to_curb_future_vehicle_emissions/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2012-11-29T01:54:07+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/another_city_in_bc_bans_shark_fins/?source=rss The sale, possession and distribution of shark fin is officially banned in White Rock. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-11-05T16:10:12+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vancouver_council_makes_historic_move_toward_shark_fin_ban/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-09-24T16:45:30+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nanaimo_latest_b.c._municipality_to_ban_shark_fin/?source=rss B.C.’s anti-shark fin movement is gaining momentum as Nanaimo becomes the newest municipality to become fin-free. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-08-14T22:34:31+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/quebecers_cut_plastic_bag_use_in_half/?source=rss Quebecers cut their plastic bag use by more than half in three years, Environment Minister Pierre Arcand said on Monday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Regions, North America, Canada, Quebec 2012-07-24T17:09:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/city_council_votes_13_2_to_ban_sale_possession_of_shark_fins/?source=rss Shark fin soup has been called pricey, extravagant and flavourless. This October, it will become illegal in Calgary. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta 2012-07-18T18:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/shark_fin_ban_gains_momentum_in_metro_cities/?source=rss A campaign to stamp out the use of shark fins by Chinese restaurants is quickly gaining steam across Metro Vancouver. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-06-29T21:50:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/toronto_joins_growing_list_of_municipalities_to_ban_plastic_bags/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2012-06-07T14:31:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cancer_deaths_on_the_decline_in_canada/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Health, Regions, North America, Canada 2012-05-09T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/broadcasters_ordered_to_dial_down_tv_ad_volume/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Health, Business, Regions, North America, Canada 2012-05-08T21:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/toronto_becomes_first_city_to_mandate_green_roofs/?source=rss On April 30th, Toronto will become the first city in North America with a bylaw that requires roofs to be green. And we're not talking about paint. A green roof, also known as a living roof, uses various hardy plants to create a barrier between the sun's rays and the tiles or shingles of the roof. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2012-04-13T21:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_administration_bows_to_pressure_delays_tar_sands_pipeline/?source=rss In what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-11-12T13:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/college_campuses_dump_disposable_water_bottles/?source=rss From Cornell to Stanford, college campuses across the U.S. are moving away from providing disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, in cafeterias and during events like football games and student orientations. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Regions, North America, Canada, United States 2011-10-10T07:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ottawa_set_to_reveal_new_coal_plant_regulations/?source=rss Tougher emissions regulations for new coal-fired electricity plants in Canada are on the way. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2011-08-21T16:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/crime_rate_falls_to_lowest_level_since_1973/?source=rss Canada's crime rate is the lowest in nearly 40 years, according to Statistics Canada, as the volume of crime dropped five per cent in 2010 from the year before. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, Canada 2011-07-22T04:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/teen_discovered_possible_cystic_fibrosis_treatment/?source=rss A promising discovery has been made that could one day help in the fight against cystic fibrosis -- and the researcher behind it is just 16 years old. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2011-06-01T03:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/possible_drug_candidate_to_cure_brain_other_cancers_found/?source=rss Medical Researchers at the University of Alberta reported today evidence that the orphan generic drug Dichloroacetate (DCA) may hold promise as potential therapy for perhaps the deadliest of all human cancers: a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta 2011-05-16T16:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_votes_in_first_green_mp/?source=rss Elizabeth May, Canada’s Leader of the Green Party, won an historic election on May 2nd. She is the first ever elected Member of Parliament in Canada for the Green Party. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2011-05-03T16:31:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_set_to_declare_arctic_marine_sanctuary_protected_officials/?source=rss The leading advocates of a new national marine park in Lancaster Sound — a wildlife-rich but controversial expanse of waters off the north coast of Baffin Island — say the Canadian government is poised to end doubts about the area’s future and officially declare it protected. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, Nunavut, Ontario 2010-12-06T22:38:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_endorses_indigenous_rights_declaration/?source=rss The federal government has endorsed a United Nations declaration that recognizes global human rights standards for indigenous populations, reversing its initial opposition to the document. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2010-11-15T18:46:01+00:00