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The world needs a new approach to the environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet by adopting policies to jointly tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and pollution, according to a UN report released on Tuesday. Those issues are inextricably linked and require solutions that include …
Read More »Consultation, not legislation: How Manitoba’s approach to major projects is different
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is setting his government apart from neighbouring provinces by insisting he doesn’t need Ottawa’s controversial legislation to fast-track major resource projects. His government can break ground on the kinds of projects Ottawa wants by involving Indigenous communities from the start, he said. “In other parts of the …
Read More »NASA spacecraft successfully completes closest-ever approach to the sun
NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was “safe” and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object. The spacecraft passed just 6.1 million kilometres from the solar surface on Dec. 24, flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona, on …
Read More »Opposition parties join calls for Ontario to recalibrate approach to homelessness
Calls are growing for the provincial government to step up its response to social and economic issues manifesting in homeless encampments across Ontario’s towns and cities. The leaders of Ontario’s three opposition parties joined a plea on Monday started by municipal mayors for the province to negotiate a new deal …
Read More »‘Do not approach’: Canada-wide warrant issued for Brampton murder suspect – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a suspect wanted in the killing of a Toronto man in Brampton earlier this month, police say. Peel Regional Police said that at 4:18 a.m. on May 11, officers were called to the area of Kennedy …
Read More »Winnipeg testing new approach to repairing potholes this season – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Officials say they are testing a new way of fixing potholes across the city of Winnipeg, which mixes a combination of ingredients. One is called ‘Road Soup’. In a release on Friday, the city’s manager of streets maintenance Michael Cantor said the …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Jets survive ’80s flashback in Game 1, need modern approach going forward – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There might not be another playoff game quite like the one that kicked off the much-anticipated series between the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at Canada Life Centre. The Jets should be counting on that. Story continues below advertisement …
Read More »Calgary seniors try new approach to get victims to talk about scams – Calgary
In the new Seniors’ Acting Lab play Old Mule, Dot is a senior who thinks she’s in the know when it comes to scams – until she makes a friend online who ends up in an emergency and needs cash fast. Calgary actor Denise Vaile plays the role of Pearl …
Read More »‘Do not approach’: OPP warn public as biker gang violence erupts in eastern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size OPP say people should avoid engaging with members of biker gangs after violence broke out between two rival motorcycle clubs in eastern Ontario this week. The situation is serious enough that the OPP is even cautioning people not to wear gang-related clothing, …
Read More »‘Radical Love:’ Toronto hospice takes new approach to help Toronto’s homeless – Toronto
A last-minute assist has sent Kevin Ackroyd’s life into overtime. While sitting on a patio in downtown Toronto on a warm June day, he thinks back to his life four months earlier when he faced a return to the streets. His home at the time, a room at the Royal …
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