Jaya Scott is bringing youth climate concerns to G7 summit
This 24-year-old is a Canadian delegate at the summit running from June 26 to June 28.
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Young workers, women and Albertans lead May jobs gains as wage growth quickens
Many young workers found full-time work in May, Canadian jobs data showed on Friday, with women of all ages and Albertans also boosting overall employment numbers as wage growth velocity quickened.
Canada's NATO defence spending target $75.3B away
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to spend an additional $75.3 billion on defence over the next five years for Canada to reach NATO’s target of two per cent of GDP.
Urgent measures need to ensure rights of Canadian children: UN committee
The United Nations committee on the rights of the child has released a report expressing serious concerns about the welfare of children in Canada — particularly those who are Indigenous.
Well over 600,000 people may be signed up to vote for new Conservative leader
If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is still there.
B.C. coroner reports more women, older drug users dying from toxic supply
The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use.
Ukraine minister says Russia raiding Ukraine wheat stores for export
Ukraine's agriculture minister has told Ottawa that Russia is raiding its grain stores and selling Ukrainian wheat covertly on the international market.
Canada Post aims to turn its fleet fully electric by 2040
Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details on Thursday, June 9, 2022, on steps it will take to achieve its target.
Canada, California to collaborate on climate action and nature protection
Canada and California are kindred progressive spirits on climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday, June 9, 2022, as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new blueprint for working together to stave off the worst consequences of a warming planet.
HMCS Halifax commanding officer under investigation
The Department of National Defence says Cmdr. Dale St. Croix has been temporarily removed from his position as commanding officer of HMCS Halifax and is under investigation.
B.C. residents living in flood zones should pack a bag for quick exit
Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow and too much rain.
Canada's top bank says economy can withstand higher interest rates
High household debt and elevated housing prices have become bigger vulnerabilities in the past year, but the economy can still handle the rising interest rates needed to tame inflation, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
‘We are salmon people’: First Nation leaders in B.C. demand audience with fisheries minister
First Nations leaders are calling for more political engagement from federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, expressing rage and grief over Pacific salmon’s path to extinction — and with it, the ongoing decimation of their communities’ culture, self-identity and food security.
If humans start shrinking, maybe blame the climate crisis
Paleontologist Steve Brusatte believes this is so because smaller mammals are better able to cope with increased temperatures.
Acting on reconciliation
On June 16, Grade 3 and 4 students from Winnipeg will stage what is believed to be the first public school musical to feature Cree songs and stories in Manitoba.