Natural health products like vitamin supplements are used widely by Canadians, but a lack of oversight from Health Canada has failed to guarantee the safety and efficacy of these products, a new report reveals.
Flavours of Hope, a Vancouver-based non-profit, is helping refugee newcomer women build connections and income through food with its Dream Cuisines project.
U.S. President Joe Biden is also expected to call on major economies to join him in bold action at virtual summit of 40 world leaders, running April 22 and 23.
None of Canada’s big five banks were founding signatories of the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) that promised April 21 to align investment portfolios with science-based climate targets starting in 2030.
“They’re nuts, and they have to get their act together,” says resort manager Bill Dougan, adding not only are B.C.'s new COVID-19 travel restrictions too late, but now they also threaten to sink a second summer season.
Canada’s most important environmental law — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act — is getting an overhaul, and taking a hard look at Canadians' exposure to toxic chemicals.
A major expansion of child care would open up economic opportunities for more parents, especially mothers, who often stay home to care for children because of the high cost and limited availability of existing options. But it will take more work to make the federal budget 2021 promise a reality.
Summit Carbon Solutions says it is developing a US$2-billion pipeline project that will carry carbon dioxide captured from ethanol refineries scattered across the Midwest to a site in North Dakota where it will be pumped thousands of feet underground.
In February, a B.C. trophy hunter made headlines after posting Instagram photos of herself holding two local wolves she had killed. Outrage at her actions was matched only by people’s disbelief when they learned she was technically working within the confines of the law.
The federal budget’s plan to retrofit residential buildings falls short of what is needed to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and create well-paying jobs, experts say.
Budget 2021's significant investment in the protection of Pacific salmon and the development of a federal strategy are desperately needed, say conservation groups.