Category Archives: Canada
Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.
WASHINGTON - In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. He's in the wrong place - and he knows it. "I shouldn't be here," the denim-clad Indigenous ...
Dec 11, 2022
Big cities have a major role to play in protecting biodiversity, experts say
MONTREAL - While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take...
Dec 11, 2022
Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North
YELLOWKNIFE - An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed. The P...
Dec 10, 2022
Critics question Quebec health-care worker suspensions for taking toast, doughnut
MONTREAL - Quebec's emergency rooms are overcrowded and workers are in short supply, but for the past week a spotlight has shone on the price paid by health-care staff for illicit snacking. There was ...
Dec 10, 2022
Canada's push for Southeast Asia ties raises human-rights questions
OTTAWA - Canada's plan to deepen ties with Southeast Asian countries raises questions about how it will address human-rights concerns in the region, critics say. Last month, Ottawa unveiled its Indo-P...
Dec 10, 2022
What could an Ontario byelection say about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre?
OTTAWA - Three months ago, Pierre Poilievre proved he was the populist fighter Conservatives wanted in the next federal election, winning the party's leadership contest in a landslide. But how much is...
Dec 10, 2022
Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers
A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ...
Dec 10, 2022
Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner's jury in death of Cree teen
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says one of the messages she hopes comes out of a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager is the importance ...
Dec 09, 2022
Ottawa announces Indigenous guardians network to fight climate change
MONTREAL - The federal government is announcing the creation of a new network that will help support Indigenous-led environmental initiatives. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcem...
Dec 09, 2022
Extinction risk to wild species must be eliminated by 2050: Conservation group
OTTAWA - The global organization that tracks threats to plants, animals and other organisms says a successful agreement to protect nature would be one that eliminates the threat of extinction for all ...
Dec 09, 2022