UN committee condemns Canada over alleged human rights violations
The UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is urging Canada to stop construction of the Trans Mountain and Coastal GasLink pipelines.
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Oil companies' record profits should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault
Canada's big oil companies are making record profits this year and should be using some of that extra cash to invest in things that curb their greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney spars with arch rival Brian Jean
Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature on Thursday, May 5, 2022, and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister.
Canada will investigate sexual violence against Ukrainian women
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine.
Your booze run and pharmacy trip was tracked via your phone during pandemic
Canadians' movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via their mobile phones without their knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report sent to a parliamentary committee shows.
European farmers gear up to produce biogas to offset Russian energy
In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s fight to free itself from Russian gas.
Gun-control advocates urge MPs to close loopholes on assault weapon bans
Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers.
Tory leadership candidates debate COVID mandates, trucker convoy, Huawei
Longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, Quebec's former premier, took turns attacking one another's political records on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in the first unofficial debate in the Tory leadership race.
Manitoba chief invites Indigenous Services minister over for a glass of water
Tataskweyak, also known as Split Lake, will enter its fifth year of having a boil-water advisory on May 17.
‘Deep entanglement’ between fossil fuel companies and pension funds cause for concern
New research exposes a “deep entanglement” between the fossil fuel industry and those who govern Canada’s biggest pension funds, raising concerns of potential conflicts of interest.
Time for Manitoba to take greater action to fight climate change, expert says
Jane McDonald, executive vice-president of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said the province needs to electrify its transportation grid and its buildings, increase its manpower on mining more energy-efficient materials, and develop low carbon fuels.
The joy and pain of language revitalization
Young people immersed in the Heiltsuk First Nation's innovative language revitalization program find the learning process bittersweet.
Grim Reaper coming for our marine critters. But it’s not too late
A quarter of a billion years ago, rising temperatures emptied the oceans of life. The planet now faces a similar threat, but the outcome is in human hands.
War, geopolitics, and capital markets driving food costs to the moon
Pundits and farming lobbies are blaming sky-high food prices on shortages, but a new report argues wealthy investors are fuelling the crisis.