First Nations fighting to get salmon farms out of the ocean are dismayed in the wake of federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray’s recent engagement tour on a plan to transition open-net pen operations in B.C.
This week, the pilot program from Circular Innovation Council received international recognition for diverting 318 tonnes of organic waste and redistributing 16.1 tonnes of edible food valued at $114,854 to local charities.
Wabano wants the health-care system in Ottawa and surrounding areas to take ownership and confront the racism Indigenous Peoples face regularly at hospitals and walk-in clinics.
Anjali Appadurai says the BC NDP’s decision to disqualify her from its leadership race raises legitimate questions about the party’s democratic processes, while several federal NDP MPs think she should have been allowed to run.
A statement from the party's chief electoral officer, Elizabeth Cull, said that after the executive's decision Wednesday night to disqualify the only other candidate, Anjali Appadurai, she will declare Eby the new leader.
Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors on Thursday, October 20, 2022, to protest government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions, although the rallies were smaller than many had expected.
In the North, some mines risk leaking acid if the permafrost melts, while across Canada heavier rainfall will add strain to tailings dams and a lack of it could throw operations.
The Indian government's flagship program to encourage individual and collective action on climate was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, October 20, 2022, that Russia's war in Ukraine mustn't lead to a “worldwide renaissance” for coal — comments that come as Germany itself brings coal-fired power plants back online in an effort to prevent an energy crunch this winter.
One of two candidates running for the British Columbia NDP leadership has been disqualified, clearing the way for former attorney general David Eby to become premier of the province.
On 11 days during the summer and early fall, Quadra Island had no local paramedics available for emergency medical calls, data from the emergency responders’ union shows.