Thousands of lightning strikes have put California under a “fire siege” since mid-August, setting parched grasses, shrubs, and trees ablaze across the state.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans were busy hashing out the details of a third coronavirus package. One piece of the package became a sticking point for both parties: emissions from airplanes and cruise ships.
Last Thursday, Terry Boehm breathed a sigh of relief. The Canadian Seed Growers' Association, which represents 3,500 seed growers across Canada, voted against a proposed merger with four other seed industry organizations. It was a decision Boehm, a farmer and Saskatchewan representative for the National Farmers Union, hopes will protect farmers' independence — and the integrity of Canada’s farms.
Canadian post-secondary institutions must spend heavily to move courses online while bracing for a sharp loss in revenue from stymied international enrolment. It could be calamitous for some, warns one education executive who decried Ottawa’s lack of direction.
Jenny Kwan, who represents the riding of Vancouver East, said she had started to notice that the housing situation in the city was not improving despite her Liberal counterparts saying the program was proceeding well during parliamentary sessions.
Saskatchewan’s first breeding bird atlas is one summer closer to fruition. Years of arduous fieldwork are starting to come together, with just one summer left before the project is complete.
Financial security and independence can also play into household formation, which is commonly measured by a “headship” rate — the higher the rate, the more households within a population. Toronto's headship rate has fallen by six per cent between 1991 and 2016.
Weddings, funerals, barbecues, bingo, dances and innumerable community and branch fundraisers all take place at legions in small towns, many of which are at risk of permanently closing due to COVID-19.
In British Columbia, livestock is controversial. Especially killing livestock. The problem is hitting small-scale meat farmers particularly hard, Julia Smith, president of the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association and a rancher, said. They’re pinched between a regulatory maze that’s decimated both local abattoirs and the small livestock farms — and skyrocketing demand for local meat.
The area near Caledonia, Ont., has been a site of escalating tension between police and protesters, who call themselves land defenders. Journalist Karl Dockstader is charged with mischief and failure to comply with a court order.
At a campaign event in Pittsburgh on Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden once again attempted to clarify his stance on the use of fracking to extract natural gas. “I am not banning fracking,” he said. “Let me say that again: I am not banning fracking.”