Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have been equivalent to about 12.5 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. “The results show that …
Read More »Canada has dozens of critical minerals. Here are the key ones and how they are used – National
Canada’s new billion-dollar plan to boost its critical minerals sector will focus on six particular materials that are crucial components of electric vehicles, clean energy technologies and more. While the strategy unveiled Friday lists 31 minerals it classified as “critical,” the six that are under the spotlight — lithium, graphite, …
Read More »Canadian premiers set to speak as viral surge overwhelms children’s hospitals
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 9, 2022 7:14 am Updated December 9, 2022 8:24 am News Source link
Read More »COP15: Biodiversity conference opens in Montreal with focus on conservation targets
A major international conference on preserving the world’s biodiversity is to open Tuesday with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. COP15 in Montreal brings together 196 countries to refresh the Convention on Biological Diversity and is seen as a crucial attempt to reach a …
Read More »Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO hospital staff amid surge in respiratory illnesses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2022 8:48 am Updated December 4, 2022 7:57 pm News Source link
Read More »World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma – National
HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. “It’s clear to us that this government is seized of the issue, but the truth of the matter is, no movement is happening quickly enough for people …
Read More »New census data to shed light on Canada’s labour force, commuting habits – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new census release from Statistics Canada Wednesday is expected to shed light on how people got to work last year, and what kind of jobs they were doing. A notable …
Read More »