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Too quiet at Chinatowns across Canada
Most of Calgary's city councillors had lunch at a restaurant in Chinatown this week to try to help reduce fears about the new coronavirus.
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, federal and B.C. governments will be meeting today
A meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and the federal and British Columbia government is expected to take place today, February 27, 2020.
Canadians in Iran ask for help to come home in wake of coronavirus outbreak
Canadians in Iran say they have no way to leave the country now that it is dealing with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus and they are asking Ottawa to help them come home — or at least provide consular services while they are there.
Trudeau appeals to African envoys for UN security council seat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken Canada's campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council directly to African diplomats with a speech that tried to emphasize his boyhood connection to the continent.
Peter Nygard steps down as CEO in wake of sex assault claims
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is stepping down as chairman of his company following an FBI raid on his Manhattan headquarters over sex assault allegations.
Manitoba premier hints at possible carbon tax deal with federal government
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hinted at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, and did not rule out introducing a tax in the upcoming provincial budget.
Ontario electricity emissions set to rise by 300% by 2030
As Ontario sets out on a 15-year project to refurbish two nuclear power plants and shut down another, it will likely lean more heavily on gas-fired generation, leading to a spike in carbon emissions.
Coronavirus is here but we're just not ready for it
The world is not ready for the global spread of the novel coronavirus, according to the renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the virus on behalf of the World Health Organization.
Now it's not easy to push fossil fuel projects in Canada, say analysts
Long pipeline routes that cross provincial and Indigenous territorial boundaries are part of the reason that Canada is a more difficult place than the U.S. to build major energy projects, according to American analysts.
Rail line cleared, 3 arrests made after protest in Toronto's west end
Blockade threatened to delay morning commutes west of the city, but police say the rail line has been cleared.
Industrial pollution is in your blood. A court action calls that battery
With PFAS contamination cases rising, some attorneys are arguing that people affected have been battered. Will it work?
Invasion of the ‘frankenbees’: the danger of building a better bee
Beekeepers are sounding the alarm about the latest developments in genetically modified pollinators.