Climate change is affecting everyone around the world and it comes with a price. Here’s a look at just some of the costs that are already hitting Canadians and forecast to get worse. The good news is impacts aren’t as bad if emissions are cut rapidly, the IPCC said.Fires burn on a hill in Osoyoos,…
As Canadians and those around the world watch the conflict in Ukraine from afar, many are wondering what they can do to help. Here’s a quick look at some things to keep in mind when deciding the best way to show your support.Canadians hold solidarity rallies for UkraineThousands of Canadians turned up at Ukraine solidarity…
Canada is joining its circumpolar allies in pulling out of the upcoming Arctic Council meetings, which Russia is scheduled to chair, and suspending its work with the council indefinitely.Ministers and permanent participants pose for a group photo at the end of the 12th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Iceland in 2021. Chairing the council was…
The improving state of the COVID-19 pandemic means Canadian jurisdictions can now ease public health restrictions further, federal officials said Friday.A person wearing a mask crosses a street in Toronto on March 2. Provincial governments in several provinces, including Ontario, are rapidly lifting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The improving state of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Ottawa to protect number of Quebec Commons seats, stop province from losing MP | CBC News LoadedMontrealA proposal by the Bloc Québécois to reject any redistribution of seats that would see Quebec lose weight in the Canadian federation has led the federal government to look at ways of preventing that.Bloc Québécois rejected notion Quebec could…
New homes will be built in Iqaluit, Sanirajak, Kimmirut, Naujaat, Kugaaruk and Pond Inlet thanks to a $45-million investment from the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.Iqaluit on Nov. 14, 2021. The community is one of six in Nunavut that will see new affordable homes built from a $45-million federal investment. (Jane George/CBC)The federal government is giving…
Canada’s industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, on Thursday opposed Rogers Communications Inc’s buyout bid for Shaw Communications Inc. and said it was incompatible with the government’s policies.Rogers is trying to buy Shaw Communications in a $26 billion merger deal that would reshape Canada’s telecom sector. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)The federal government says it will block the…
American crowdfunding site GiveSendGo is defending its decision to host a fundraiser for the Ottawa convoy protest, telling a parliamentary committee Thursday that the Canadian government never asked it to stop.Police enforce an injunction against protesters — some of whom had been camped in their trucks near Parliament Hill for weeks — on Feb. 19, 2022.…
Canada’s top central banker says raising the Bank of Canada’s benchmark interest rate may be costly for households, but waiting longer to act would be more costly for the country.Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem gave a speech to the CFA Society Toronto on Thursday. He remains concerned about high inflation. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Canada’s…
An Edmonton man and woman are facing human trafficking charges after a 16-year-old girl told her school counsellor she had been recruited and forced to work in the sex industry.Investigators and advocates say an Edmonton human trafficking case involving a teen girl is part of a larger pattern. (Shutterstock)WARNING: This article contains graphic content and…