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Toronto transit workers must be protected from violence, union president says
Violence against transit workers is unacceptable and needs to be addressed by multiple levels of government, the president of the union representing Toronto transit employees said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, following two attacks on uniformed staff less than 48 hours apart.
Money is still available for health care despite downward economic trend: associate finance minister
Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Despite huge profits, oil execs say they can't decarbonize any faster
Oilsands executives insist they are all in on cutting emissions and will make big investments in green technology, but they maintain there isn't a place to invest that money yet.
'The ultimate step in colonialism' is Indigenous identity fraud, Métis lawyer says
Since Grey Owl a century ago, people of European descent have falsely claimed to be Indigenous for personal gain or a sense of absolution, but one Métis legal expert says it would take a psychiatrist to try to fully answer, "why?"
NYC pension funds take on RBC over climate plan
RBC keeps pouring billions into fossil fuel expansion despite making net-zero promises. Now, New York City pension plans are trying to force RBC to disclose the full extent of the emissions the bank is responsible for.
Health Canada downplayed the risks of a toxic pesticide. Is that the ‘tip of the iceberg’?
Critics are calling for better oversight of Canada's pesticide regulator following revelations the agency repeatedly ignored red flags raised by its own scientists about the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
When it comes to heavier storms, rain gardens can help
About 10 years ago, San Francisco began to turn, in part, to a simple flooding solution — planting dozens of public rain gardens.
What if an Indigenous woman was the face of Canada’s $20 bill?
The Native Women's Association of Canada's "Change the Bill" campaign reimagines the $20 banknote with a diversity of Indigenous designs and the celebration and recognition of the contributions of Indigenous women.
Fish sounds could help scientists understand their watery world
Study co-author Kieran Cox of Simon Fraser University said sound is a medium for fish to exchange large amounts of information, just as humans do.
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected.
Most people surveyed in N.W.T. would end seasonal time change
The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time changes after a survey suggested there's interest in the move.
Quebec man found guilty of promoting hatred against Jews
To advocate for Nazism is to call for the persecution of Jews, a Quebec court judge ruled on Monday, January 23, 2023, in a decision against a 36-year-old man who wrote hundreds of online articles for an American neo-Nazi website.
Health funding deal with provinces on the agenda at cabinet retreat
Canada's premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week.
Federal cabinet expected to update public on passport backlogs
The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive.