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The federal government's single-use plastic ban will be implemented in phases over the next 18 months. Environmental organizations and local businesses see the overall benefits of the announcement. While some fear that the ban doesn't reach far enough, others worry how it will impact their business.

A greenhouse grower in southwestern Ontario is shipping English cucumbers to grocery stores without plastic wrapping.

Lucy Bain is the Ontario chapter coordinator for the Sierra Club Canada Foundation and leads its Problem with Plastics Project, which promotes strong action on plastic pollution and a circular economy approach. She lives in Toronto.

As we’ve seen through the Ontario election campaign, climate change and the environment are not being regarded as a top issue of concern for voters.

Mildura Rural City Council goes into a snap lockdown from midnight on Friday.

>> just wrapped up a little while ago. this is the culmination of marching from georgetown, texas, here to austin, the state capital, in the name of voting rights and federal voting rights legislation. the excitement was here. there were thousands gathered on the lawn behind me. in washington it is a different story. yesterday the president and vice president met with congressional leadership about a path forward nor that legislation, and theyre saying it will be a slimmed down version. thats ac...