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BANFF, Alta. — An Alberta mountain town has passed a bylaw banning smoking and vaping in most public places.

A California law that prohibits new oil and gas wells from being drilled near homes, schools and hospitals could face a referendum in the 2024 election.

OTTAWA — Canada has revoked an exemption to sanctions that had allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for the Nord Stream pipeline operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.

MONTREAL — Representatives from developing countries have walked out of a global conference on conserving the world's biodiversity over concerns that talks about how those efforts should be funded are lagging behind those on how much land and water s

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls.

WASHINGTON — The fusion ignition breakthrough that has experts hailing a new dawn in the search for clean energy took a lot of help from around the world — including Canada.

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RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A battery recycler said Wednesday it will spend $3.5 billion and hire 1,500 workers on a new plant near the South Carolina coast.

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