U.K. and U.S. banks among biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs’
Ukrainian campaigners call for an immediate end to investments, cut funds for Russia's war and help avoid climate breakdown.
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Jamaica’s labour minister refutes workers’ claims of abuse at Canadian farms
Jamaica’s minister of labour and social security is refuting migrant workers’ claims that Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program is akin to “systemic slavery.”
Health care on North Vancouver Island is in an ‘evolving state of crisis,’ new leaked document shows
Alert Bay, a ferry-dependent community of 1,200, is expected to have no doctors staffing its emergency department and medical clinic by early December, a document obtained by Canada's National Observer shows.
Flag raised in Ottawa to honour residential school survivors
The flag will remain raised on Parliament Hill until 2024, when a decision will be made on its permanent home.
Governments squander ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to protect high seas, Greenpeace says
Two weeks of United Nations negotiations for a high seas treaty have ended in failure, with wealthy countries slowing down the process and Russia acting as "a key blocker" in the discussions, says Greenpeace.
LaFlamme ousting shows sexism, ageism women face at work, open letter says
An open letter signed by a long list of Canadian luminaries is taking aim at Bell Media's abrupt dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme as anchor of the company's flagship newscast.
Harassment of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland condemned by politicians
Current and former politicians from across the Canadian political spectrum have condemned an incident in Alberta during which a man appeared to verbally accost Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday, August 26, 2022.
Legault's CAQ party holds the lead in polls as Quebec election race begins
Quebec’s general election campaign began in earnest on Sunday, August 28, 2022, sending the four main opposition parties out on the hustings to disprove the polls that suggest the Coalition Avenir Québec is cruising to another four years in power.
Canada invests $100 million to support 2SLGBTQI+ communities
The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday, August 28, 2022, as it announced a five−year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two−spirit and intersex communities across the country.
Trudeau asks leaders to take united stance after Freeland confrontation in Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, August 28, 2022, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who repeatedly yelled profanity at her and called her a traitor.
Canada's economy could take $139 billion hit from floods, storms, drought by 2050
Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate−based analysis predicts.
Trying to tame the tide exacerbates climate crisis
Blocking the flow of saltwater can turn coastal wetlands into methane belchers.
On Canada’s farms, workers go hungry
Higher food prices have pushed some of the more than 60,000 temporary farm workers who come to Canada each year to skimp on their own meals so they can make sure their relatives at home are able to afford food.
Native American Journalists Association bars New York Times from its conference over harmful coverage
The rift between the Native American Journalists Association and The New York Times grows. The paper, one of the largest in the world, has no Indigenous Peoples in its newsroom.