Canadian broadcasters pledge climate action to lighten impact of industry
Canada’s leading media companies are banding together to work on reducing their collective impact on the environment.
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Beijing-linked donation to Trudeau Foundation head raised no initial concerns
The former head of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, Morris Rosenberg, says concerns were never raised to him about a large donation to the charity from two Chinese businessmen connected to Beijing.
A third of Canadians support changing anthem to 'our home on native land': poll
A new poll suggests only a third of Canadians support a proposal from Mississauga, Ont., to ask the federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem.
Wealthy countries like Canada must deliver proactive aid: head of UN rural food agency
The head of a UN agency working to shore up rural food systems says richer countries need to boost proactive aid to developing states, as Ottawa increasingly shifts its focus to humanitarian support for crises that have already happened.
Opposition leaders will meet to decide terms of potential public inquiry: Singh
Opposition leaders have yet to meet to discuss terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday, with one national security expert saying their proposal will likely be a sticking point.
"Worst wildfire season of the 21st century': Blair
#Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season of the 21st century. #Wildfires
O'Toole leaves House of Commons on warning note
If members of Parliament do not avoid the dangers of "performance politics" and chasing "likes" on social media, future Canadians will look back on the current moment as the start of the country's decline, Erin O'Toole warned on Monday, June 12, 2023.
Picnics and planes don't mix
The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft.
‘Revolving door of teachers’ hurts everyone at First Nation schools
The labour crisis no one talks about is in First Nation schools.
The education culture wars are coming for climate change
New Jersey's move to adopt standards for learning about climate change in each grade and across several different subjects has rankled some right-wing groups, which call it "indoctrination."
Indigenous organizations show ‘limited interest’ in Ottawa’s clean fuel fund, documents show
A fund designed to kick-start clean fuel projects has received “limited interest” from Indigenous organizations, a Canada’s National Observer access to information request has found.
B.C. communities on edge as wildfire shuts down highway, slowing deliveries of fuel, medicine
Vancouver Island communities isolated by a stubborn wildfire and ongoing Highway 4 closure urge tourists not to visit and avoid the risky detour route to ease the load on the fragile supply chain.
Trudeau's surprise visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Moscow of a "new colonial approach" in Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday, June 10, 2023, where he told that country's parliament they are fighting for "the future of us all."
Companies are quick to set 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans
A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to " net zero " as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a new report.
Ukraine's dam collapse is a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea.