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Northern Ontario drought dries creeks and causes livestock feed shortage
Peggy Brekveld has owned a dairy farm with her husband in Thunder Bay, Ont., for nearly three decades and says she's never seen a drought this bad.
Coastal First Nations take steps to protect wild waters of Great Bear Rainforest
The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv nations signed an agreement with Ottawa and the province of B.C. to do a feasibility study for a national marine conservation area reserve.
Tall buildings: A boon for housing, a bane for the climate crisis
The latest UN climate report pinpoints the biggest culprit behind overheated cities.
How fair is your Fairtrade coffee?
Coffee farmers have a problem. Even with global coffee prices surging in 2021, extreme weather in Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, and social upheaval in Colombia are making it difficult for small producers worldwide.
Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing
Lamenting the "fly in and fly out" culture of workers in Quebec's northern communities, Premier François Legault said on Monday, August 16, 2021, his government would build more affordable housing in the north to entice families to settle.
Quebec premier says COVID-19 vaccination will be mandatory for health workers
While 90 per cent of health-care workers in the province are already vaccinated, Premier François Legault said the remaining 10 per cent pose a risk to patients.
Education workers in Ontario asked to disclose — not prove — their vaccination status
The Ford government will require workers in publicly funded Ontario schools to disclose, but not prove, their COVID-19 vaccine status. And those who say they have not gotten the shot, will be required to test regularly.
Canadian diplomats out of Afghanistan, Trudeau says, as fears mount for interpreters
All Canadian diplomats have left Afghanistan, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, raising fresh questions and concerns about the government’s promise to help hundreds of former interpreters and their families still stuck in the country.
Fires still raging northwest of Athens
Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping flames were battling a large forest fire burning for the second day on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, that has led to the evacuation of a care home and several villages northwest of Athens.
Montreal Haitian group calls for faster immigration files for quake victims
Montreal's Haitian community urged Ottawa on Monday, August 16, 2021, to process immigration files more quickly for Haitians waiting to come to Canada, as its members tried to help their homeland following a deadly earthquake over the weekend.
Two N.W.T. communities locked down after COVID super spreader event
The Northwest Territories is mandating masks, banning gatherings and closing non-essential businesses in two communities where COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Ontario might sign on to federal child care plan, with a few tweaks: Lecce
Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique" circumstances.
Economy takes the lead in Canada's 2021 federal election
The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for covering the costs.
Fire damages 60 properties in B.C.'s central Okanagan as winds revive flames
Two wildfires fanned by gusty winds roared through British Columbia's southern Interior leaving behind a trail of destroyed properties, says a spokeswoman for the area's regional district.