It would be an exaggeration to say Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith's video about carbon pricing is setting the internet on fire. But it's enough to say that Erskine-Smith has contributed to the hottest new trend in Canadian politics: talking at length and in some detail. 'Explainer' videos can be revelatory …
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Orca’s ocean escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for generations, says First Nation
The orphaned orca calf, trapped in a lagoon since March 23, near the community of Zeballos, B.C., about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria, swam toward the ocean in the early hours of April 26. The rescue team will continue to monitor the young orca's whereabouts An orphaned killer whale calf's …
Read More »Students set up ‘indefinite’ pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University
Several tents have gone up on McGill's downtown campus in what students are calling an act of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, joining a wave of similar protests taking place across U.S. campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Protestors demand universities divest from Israel-connected funds Several tents have gone up …
Read More »B.C. man captures video of 2 bear cubs waking from winter slumber
Serge Wolf set up a trail cam near suspected den in hopes of witnessing spring wake-up in Prince George, B.C. Serge Wolf set up a trail cam near suspected den in hopes of witnessing spring wake-up Pair of bear cubs emerge from winter hibernation 2 days ago Duration 1:51 When …
Read More »The world is struggling with plastic pollution — Canada is no exception
Canada is hosting 176 countries in Ottawa for a conference aimed at making progress toward a global treaty on plastic waste. Less than 10 per cent of plastics in Canada end up recycled, government says As thousands of delegates meet in Ottawa this week to work toward a global treaty …
Read More »You must be this sober to ride e-scooters in Ottawa
E-scooters are making their return to Ottawa with new rules and regulations. The biggest changes are that the season is starting three weeks earlier than last year, the hours have been adjusted and there will be 300 more vehicles available to use. Province will decide once season wraps about future …
Read More »Ontario NDP will defy keffiyeh ban if Ford doesn’t step in: Stiles
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has given Premier Doug Ford a deadline to reverse the ban on the wearing of keffiyehs at the provincial legislature or else she says the NDP will defy the ban. Demonstrators rallied against ban on Friday as civil liberties group called ban 'undemocratic' Ontario NDP …
Read More »National chief says she was ‘stunned,’ calls for change after headdress taken from her on flight
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says attempts by Air Canada staff to take her headdress from her on Wednesday have created "a pivotal learning moment in history." 'I don't want to feel like that anymore': Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Assembly of …
Read More »British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces
Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession. Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession After weeks of troubling stories about problematic street drug use in hospitals, parks and at bus …
Read More »Orca calf swims out of lagoon after being trapped for a month
The Ehattesaht First Nation says a killer whale calf that had been trapped in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month is now free after it swam out on its own early Friday morning. Ehattesaht First Nation says young killer whale swam over sandbar on her own …
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