Vancouver city council voted Wednesday night to postpone a decision on whether it wants to explore hosting a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Municipal councillors voted 7 to 4 to postpone the discussion until early 2021 to allow the… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Society
Power producer to close coal mine as part of switch to natural gas
TransAlta Corp. will stop extracting coal from its Highvale coal mine in western Canada by Dec. 31, 2021 as part of its plan to change all of its coal-fired plants to natural gas. Burning coal emits the greenhouse gas, carbon… »
Ottawa releases preliminary guidance on who will get COVID-19 vaccine first
With several COVID-19 vaccine candidates around the world entering the final stages of clinical trials and regulatory approval, health authorities in Canada released today preliminary guidance on policy for who will be first in line for early immunization. The guidance… »
Breeding plan considered for dwindling caribou herd
The number of mountain caribou in western Canada’s Jasper-Banff region has dropped so precipitously that the herds are considered functionally extirpated, says Dave Argument, a conservation manager for Parks Canada. That means there are ten or fewer breeding animals and… »
Hopes a self-test will stop growth of HIV in Canada
About 14 per cent of Canadians who have HIV, or about 9,000 people, do not know they have it and the rate of HIV infection in Canada is still going up. To try to stop the increase, federal regulators have… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada: where wireless is among the world’s most expensive
It used to be when you mentioned, ‘the Big 3’ in Canada, people knew you were talking about Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Now however that phrase refers to Canada’s telecom giants, Rogers, Telus, and Bell. According to the 2019 report by… »
Federal government launches consultations on simulated meat and poultry
With nearly 40 per cent of Canadians seeking to incorporate more plant-based products into their diets, the federal government says it is launching nationwide consultations to provide “greater clarity” for consumers and industry when it comes to production and marketing… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Legend in Canada’s north, and Canadian aviation passes
His name is Max Ward, He died this week at his home in Alberta just shy of his 99th birthday. Born in Edmonton in 1921, he obtained his pilot’s licence in 1941 and then became an instructor in the Royal… »
Canada following U.S. election results carefully, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained tightlipped on Wednesday in his reaction to the closely contested presidential election in the United States, adding only that his government is watching carefully the results of the vote count. “As everyone knows, there is… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Politics
New broadcast law to deal with Netflix, Spotify, other streaming services
The broadcast media in Canada have long complained that online multi-national streaming services have been unfairly operating in Canada and harming them. Domestic media says they have to comply with regulations and costs that are not applied to the streaming… »
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