Should the feds be doing more about e-bike fire safety?
As e-bike usage has risen in Canada, so has the number of fires caused by substandard lithium-ion batteries sometimes used to power them.
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Toxic spill raises questions about radioactive waste
For more than a month, while Algonquin First Nation members harvested plentiful pickerel, walleye and pike from the Ottawa River, they had no idea toxic sewage could also be flowing in the water.
In Brazil’s flooded south, there’s too much water and not enough
The most urgent need is drinking water, but food and personal hygiene products are also in short supply. Other Brazilian states are mobilizing trucks with donations bound for Rio Grande do Sul.
Court appearance today for three Indian nationals charged with murdering Nijjar
Three Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar are due to face court in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday over the killing that triggered a major diplomatic rift with New Delhi.
India's envoy to Canada to speak on trade relations after RCMP arrests
India's envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests related to a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.
Singh launches preemptive defence of pharmacare bill before vote
The Liberals and the New Democrats full-throatedly pledged to stop the Conservatives from blocking their pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Monday — even though the two parties have more than enough votes to bypass the Opposition.
Microplastics are everywhere, even in your bloodstream
The Canadian documentary Plastic People advocates urgently reducing plastic production to aid human health.
Fear of sinking real estate values hinders flood mapping
Along Canadian coastlines and waterfronts, increased erosion, storm surge and rising seas are putting more homes at risk of flooding. However, an East Coast researcher has found many people oppose flood-risk mapping because they fear their real estate will be devalued.
The world agreed to a climate reparations fund. Now comes the hard part
A 26-member board is finally beginning work on the UN's new loss and damage fund. And the to-do list is long.
Alberta let Shell sell $203 million of ‘phantom’ emissions credits
The Alberta government struck a deal with Shell that allowed the oilsands company to sell $203 million worth of credits for greenhouse gas emission reductions that never happened, a new Greenpeace Canada report reveals.
Pierre Poilievre aims to turn B.C. coast blue at NDP’s expense
The federal Conservative Leader is targeting the NDP's rural ridings on the B.C. coast where his party typically runs a close second and is courting the People's Party far-right, libertarian vote to get his candidates past the post.
Ottawa replaces watchdog for Canadian companies operating overseas
Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job.
WestJet strikes tentative deal with mechanics union
If the contract is ratified by both sides, it would mark the first approved collective bargaining agreement between WestJet and AMFA.
When Macklem talks, MPs try to use his words to score points
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee.
Poilievre not talking about his capital gains tax plans
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation.