Europeans told to turn down the heat to reduce need for Russian gas
IEA says the reduction could help wean consumers off fuel that Russia is using as a weapon in Ukraine war.
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Report urges researchers to study cannabis and mental health in Black communities
A long history of targeted drug law enforcement has left some in Canada’s Black communities wary of cannabis despite it now being legal, and it's a slow process to undo that trauma-informed stigma.
Will Sheldon’s growing a plan to help farmers reforest the Global South
Will Sheldon works with Vancouver-based not-for-profit Taking Root helping smallholder coffee, cacao and cattle farmers in the tropics improve their lives while saving the planet.
Ottawa leaving West Coast fishing sector to flounder after salmon closures, harvesters say
People in B.C.'s fishing sector are defaulting on loans and losing homes after massive closures to the salmon fishery, and are getting zero supports from Ottawa or the province, the fish harvesters union says.
Quebec doctors give virtual training to Ukrainian health-care workers
A group of Quebec doctors have created a series of virtual training materials on life-saving procedures for Ukrainian health-care workers suddenly working in a war zone.
Putin says Ukraine's future in doubt as cease-fires collapse
A promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror but a pro-Russian official said safe-passage corridors would open again for city residents on Sunday, March 6, 2022, while Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the ongoing resistance is putting Ukrainian statehood in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war."
War in Ukraine threatens food supply
The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.”
Canadians advised by feds to leave Russia
The Canadian government has updated its advice for anyone considering travelling to Russia.
Timber Bay: Should home be recognized as residential school?
Yvonne Mirasty was nine years old when she was taken. "When my mom got home from work, we were gone." Along with her siblings, Mirasty was placed in the Timber Bay Children's Home, which the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission and later the Brethren in Christ Church ran between 1952 to 1994.
Artists across Canada support Ukraine–condemn Russia
Artists and arts organizations across Canada are working on shows in support of Ukraine while taking public stances against Russia and its devastating invasion on the country last week.
A group of longtime Conservatives is advocating for leadership hopefuls to develop credible climate plans but that's not the whole story
Ken Boessenkool, executive director of the recently launched Conservatives for Clean Growth, said Friday it doesn't view a consumer carbon price as the make-or-break feature of a good plan to tackle climate change.
Fears of nuclear war trigger calls to improve North American weaponry
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put his country’s nuclear arsenal on high alert last weekend has sparked hope that Ottawa and Washington will finally act with urgency in upgrading North America’s defences.
Canada delays final decision on first deepwater offshore oil project
Those opposed are worried about the impacts the 200,000 barrels a day the Bay du Nord project plans to extract would have on the climate, especially in light of the most recent IPCC report.