Thanks to the climate crisis, the Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in four decades. Somalia's economic turmoil has increased, and there is a lot of pressure on the diaspora, especially in Canada, to send more money to relatives. As Somalia's worst drought in decades increases economic turmoil, …
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What Canada can learn from Norway, the EV capital of the world
Norway is considered the world leader in electric vehicles, with roughly one-quarter of all cars on the road now electric. How did the country get here? And what can Canada learn from its experience? The nordic country aims to phase out gas vehicle sales by next year, and observers say …
Read More »Canada evacuates some embassy staff in Haiti as violence engulfs capital
Canada has announced that it is temporarily reducing the number of Canadian embassy staff in Haiti due to the volatile security situation in the capital. GAC blames the 'volatility of the security situation' Canada has evacuated a portion of its embassy staff from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by commercial helicopter charter due …
Read More »As summer temperatures get ever higher, it’s pretty clear who will suffer most
For British Columbians depending on government assistance, it came as no surprise to learn poverty was the biggest risk factor for death during the 2021 heat dome, according to unpublished research from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. 2 years after extreme heat killed 619, advocates call for permanent program …
Read More »Poilievre wants to topple Liberal government with a non-confidence motion on carbon tax
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that's designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that's likely to fail. The parliamentary manoeuvre is likely to fail Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that's designed to topple the government …
Read More »Could electric vehicles put an end to wars over oil?
If we want to slow the pace of global warming, one crucial step is moving from a transportation system run on fossil fuels to one powered by electricity. It’s possible that doing so might neutralize other toxic aspects of the petroleum industry, such as volatile prices and armed conflict. Petroleum …
Read More »Plans for a new coal mine in picturesque Grand Cache, Alta., divide locals
As the Summit 14 mine proposal continues to move its way through the approval process, residents of a town 430 kilometres northwest of Edmonton say they're wrestling with how the coal industry and the environment can coexist, unearthing no easy answers, only hard questions. Summit 14 mine project promises new …
Read More »The environmental costs of EV batteries that politicians don’t tend to talk about
To unlock the 250,000 jobs and $48 billion that the EV battery supply chain will add to the Canadian economy, the industry will have to deal with some thorny environmental issues, such as what to do with millions of spent EV batteries and whether we should develop one of the …
Read More »The 4 factors that have led to a ‘golden age’ of discovery for Great Lakes shipwrecks
A combination of technology and environmental change has created ideal conditions for those scouring the Great Lakes for lost shipwrecks. Sunken history has never been easier to find, but it's also never been more in peril There's never been a better time to find, explore and document shipwrecks on the …
Read More »As the Atlantic Ocean warms, fisheries scramble to adapt
One impact of greenhouse gas emissions is the warming ocean, with hot spots in the North Atlantic. As fish species respond by moving farther north, expanding and shrinking their ranges, the rules about what can be fished, where and how much are lagging behind the speed of change. Fishermen find …
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