Debate rages over how to battle inflation
Central banks have been trying their best to convince the public that their interest rate hikes are ultimately for the greater good.
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Pope implores world leaders to slow global warming before the Earth overheats
Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”
The Conservative push to rebuild trust within Muslim communities
When Pierre Poilievre pitches the Conservative party to Muslim Canadians, he talks about "faith, family and freedom."
Wab Kinew's NDP win majority in Manitoba election
Wab Kinew, who is to become Canada's first First Nations provincial premier, spoke to young Indigenous people and those from all backgrounds in his victory speech on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, after the NDP won a majority in the Manitoba election.
Phosphorus pollution choking the life out of Lake Simcoe
Environmental advocates assert that little has been done to improve phosphorus levels in Lake Simcoe, and its current levels are still at 90 tonnes per year, far higher than the 55 tonnes per year goal set by the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan for 2023.
One wind project could inspire a carbon-free future for the North
On Friday, an energy purchase agreement was signed between Nunavut’s Crown electrical utility and Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, an Inuit-owned renewable energy developer, to build a 1 MW wind turbine and a 1 MWh battery storage system in Sanikiluaq, which aims to cut diesel use in the 1,000-resident hamlet in half.
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record
Scientists fear global heating may have shifted the region into a new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequences for the world’s climate and sea levels.
It’s a new season of whale song on the West Coast
A new integrated network of hydrophones along the B.C. coast will allow the public and researchers to listen underwater to the magic of whale sounds and how they can be used to protect marine mammals into the future.
Imperial Oil knew Kearl oilsands was leaking tailings into groundwater for years
Imperial said in a statement that seepage was anticipated in Kearl's original design.
India reportedly instructs Canada to recall more than half its diplomats
India reportedly wants 41 of 62 Canadian diplomats out of the country by early next week — a striking, if largely anticipated, deepening of the rift that erupted last month following Trudeau's explosive allegations in the House of Commons.
B.C. court rejects Vancouver residents' challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project
A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents' association over lack of consultation.
Trial set to begin for former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets
More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court.
Manitobans head to the polls today
Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements.
MPs to vote on new House of Commons Speaker
A rare event in Canada's history is set to unfold today as members of Parliament elect a new House of Commons Speaker.
How the climate crisis is fuelling alcohol-related hospital visits
A study published recently in the journal Nature Communications Medicine found that temperature spikes due to climate change have led to a marked increase in the number of hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders — such as alcohol poisoning, alcohol withdrawal, and alcohol-induced sleep disorders — in New York state.