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On the picket line with Paris garbage collectors
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world
Rubbish piles on Paris streets as strikes continue
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alberta
A close call for Calgary man rescued after he was compacted in a garbage truck
european business
Cars hit tires dumped on Dutch highway amid farmer protests
An employee of a contracting company cleans up asbestos on the A1 motorway in Voorst, eastern Netherlands on July 28, 2022. - The motorway is closed in the direction of Amersfoort because of wastes dumped by farmers as they protest against the nitrogen rules. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SEM VAN DER WAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
alberta
Alberta to impose $90 access fee for Kananaskis after surge in vehicle traffic puts ‘environmental strain’ on region
The welcome to Kananaskis Country sign where the G8 leaders will meet in the Canadian Rocky Mountains some 70 kilometers west of downtown Calgary, JUne 24, 2002. The G8 Leaders arrive June 25 for their two day meeting behind extremely tight security.
canada
Gloves and masks become problem litter as COVID-19 prompts people to cover up
Discarded protective gloves are pictured on the street in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is introducing a new type of litterbug as people are dropping gloves and masks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
u.s. business
Nearly half a million people sign petition asking Target to stop using plastic bags
EMERYVILLE, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Black Friday shoppers wait for the opening of a Target store on November 29, 2019 in Emeryville, United States. Black Friday is traditionally the biggest shopping event of the year, and marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)
opinion
The problem with bears in our backyards isn’t a bear problem at all; it’s a human one
Kyle Artelle
canada
Philippines’ Duterte threatens to ship containers of trash back to Canada
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Davao International airport, in Davao City, Philippines, on Sept. 8, 2018.