Most people surveyed in N.W.T. would end seasonal time change
The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time changes after a survey suggested there's interest in the move.
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Quebec man found guilty of promoting hatred against Jews
To advocate for Nazism is to call for the persecution of Jews, a Quebec court judge ruled on Monday, January 23, 2023, in a decision against a 36-year-old man who wrote hundreds of online articles for an American neo-Nazi website.
Health funding deal with provinces on the agenda at cabinet retreat
Canada's premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week.
Federal cabinet expected to update public on passport backlogs
The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive.
Iconic Alberta and BC national parks to receive infrastructure upgrades
Parks Canada has announced money to improve safety and experiences for visitors to four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia.
Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry in Asia
Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a new report released by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies.
Trudeau questions 'illogical' decision to subcontract ArriveCan development
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Canada's top public servant to look into the government's procurement process over what he said seemed to be a "highly illogical and inefficient" contract to develop the ArriveCan app.
Trudeau non-committal about sending tanks to Ukraine as other allies push ahead
Canada's allies are pledging to send tanks to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave no indication on Monday, January 23, 2023, morning about whether Ottawa will follow suit.
Climate disinformation is on the rise. Here is how some experts are tracking it
The newest episode of Hot Politics features researchers who found so much climate disinformation online that they needed an intelligence team to fight it.
Salt lakes in the American West are turning to dust
A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems.
Feds, First Nations settle class-action lawsuit over ‘collective harm’ of residential day schools
Ottawa will provide $2.8 billion to half of the First Nations in Canada for community wellness and language revitalization as part of the residential day school survivor settlement, otherwise known as the Gottfriedson day scholar settlement.
‘I’ve only got one set of hands’: Last remaining ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire physician assistant out of his own pocket
The last remaining ER doctor in Port Hardy come July wants B.C. to allow the use of physician assistants, employed in other provinces in Canada, to deal with the hemorrhage of doctors and nurses in the North Island region.
Biden’s next climate challenge: persuading Americans to buy green
President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances.
Brazil's Lula vows to work to reverse Amazon deforestation
Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil’s incoming head of Indigenous affairs recently walked through every corner of the agency’s headquarters — even its coffee room — as she invoked help from ancestors during a ritual cleansing.
Verdict in Montreal hate crime expected today
A Quebec court judge is scheduled to deliver his verdict in the trial of a Montreal man accused of promoting hatred against Jews.