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In Nunavik, health problems hinder education

28 October 2022

In the last school year, 15 schools in Nunavik were closed due to water-related problems.  In the region, 13 of the 14 towns have no water or sewage...

The countryside, far from being finished with pesticides

28 October 2022

Neonicotinoids, the pesticides used in agriculture to control insect pests, are still present in dangerous amounts in rural rivers, a study by Quebec's...

Plants to the rescue of sludge-contaminated water

11 October 2022

A plant-based decontamination project is underway in Alberta. The goal is to decontaminate feedlot (animal farm) wastewater to the point where the water...

The water in the port of Quebec is officially "swimmable"

11 October 2022

After a first season in which swimmers were able to enjoy the dark waters of the Louise Basin in the Port of Québec, the analyses confirm that the water...

The origins of life on Earth now known?

11 October 2022

After a decade of observing chemical reactions inside water droplets, researchers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, USA) believe they have unlocked...

Will the Canada Water Agency set up shop in Montreal?

11 October 2022

With an initial budget of $43.5 million, the new federal agency does not yet have a headquarters

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By 2050, Canada would lose $139 billion due to climate change

29 September 2022

Major storms, floods, increased droughts will be responsible for losses in the tens of billions or more in Canada over the next few years, assesses GHD,...

A summer of heavy rainfall in the Laurentians

28 September 2022

This past summer has been a challenging one in the Laurentian region. Heavy rains, discharging more water than suggested by seasonal norms, put a strain...

Opportunité d'emploi : Coordonnateur ou coordonnatrice scientifique pour CentrEau

21 September 2022

CentrEau est à la recherche d'une coordonnatrice ou d'un coordonnateur scientifique à 4h par semaine (puis 7h à 14h semaine, négociable, dès le 1er...

An Arctic lake harbors special viruses that affect its algae

16 September 2022

A team of researchers from the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics at Laval University has discovered distinctive microbubbles in...

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