Etiket: Canada
Plastic pollution | Canada remains optimistic that a treaty will be concluded by 2025
(Ottawa) Canada is optimistic about the conclusion of a possible treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. The government believes that the fourth session of United Nations (UN) negotiations on…
A first in eight years | Electricity imports have exceeded exports in Canada
For the first time in eight years, Canada imported more electricity from the United States than it exported amid a prolonged drought that reduced hydroelectric power production. Posted at 5:42…
Canada still blocks aid to Afghanistan, NGOs deplore
Foreign aid organizations want the Canadian government to give them authorization more quickly to help the population in Afghanistan. Aid workers can currently be prosecuted under the Criminal Code if…
Canada still blocks aid to Afghanistan, NGOs deplore
(Ottawa) Foreign aid organizations want the Canadian government to give them authorization more quickly to help the population in Afghanistan. Posted at 9:58 a.m. Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Aid…
What resale right for visual artists in Canada?
In 2018, the very beautiful Enchanted Owl by Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013) was resold for $185,500. When it was created in 1960, the stone engraving was sold for $24. In visual…
Dive | Canada takes gold at 3 meter competitions
Claude-Olivier Lisé-Coderre, Mathilde Laberge and Lila Stewart were the big stars of the day at the Dresden International Invitational on Friday, Germany. Lisé-Coderre won the gold medal in the 3m…
Judo | A medal of each color for Canada
The Canadian team collected a gold, a silver and a bronze medal on Friday, the first day of the senior competitions of the Pan American and Oceania Championships presented in…
Canada | Military judges are sufficiently independent, according to the Supreme Court
(Ottawa) The constitutional guarantee of judicial independence and impartiality is not compromised for military personnel who appear before military judges, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Updated yesterday at…
Transformation of the automotive industry | Protecting jobs in Canada is a concern
(Ottawa) Canada’s auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it shifts from building gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles, but some are sounding the alarm over protecting local jobs. Posted at…
Assembly of First Nations | The chef had to remove her traditional headdress on an Air Canada flight
(Ottawa) The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, wrote on social media Thursday that she had to remove her traditional headdress on an Air Canada…
Quebec cinema | Telefilm Canada finances 22 Quebec feature films
Telefilm Canada announced Thursday funding of $21.6 million for the production of 22 feature films intended for the French-speaking market. Posted at 9:23 a.m. Among these feature films which will…
Canada | Alarming rise in breast cancer cases among young women
There’s an alarming rise in breast cancer cases among young women, warns the author of a new analysis on the subject, and experts simply don’t understand what’s going on. Posted…
Waste management | Parks Canada reinstalls the Lachine Canal trash bins
The thirty garbage bins removed by Parks Canada along the Lachine Canal will be reinstalled. A quick end to this unpopular pilot project, which lasted only four weeks. Posted at…
Writers Guild of Canada votes in favor of strike
(Toronto) The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) says its members have voted in favor of a strike if negotiators do not reach an agreement with the Canadian Association of Media…
Paris 2024 | Five Quebecers will represent Canada in fencing
(Toronto) Quebecers Maximilien Van Haaster, François Cauchon, Fares Arfa, Pamela Brind’Amour and Olivier Desrosiers will represent Canada in fencing at the Paris Summer Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday…
TikTok in the hot seat in the United States | Canada “closely monitoring” developments
(Ottawa) At a time when United States President Joe Biden has just signed a law forcing the Chinese company that owns TikTok to sell its operations under penalty of expulsion,…
Refusal to transport banned weapons | The government is looking for options other than Canada Post
(Ottawa) Determined to make the weapons buyback program a reality, and faced with Canada Post’s refusal to collaborate, the government is looking for new partners to collect and transport banned…
Equifax tests the inclusion of rent in the credit score in Canada
Equifax Canada is exploring how rent data could be factored into consumer credit score calculations to make financial services and borrowing accessible to more people. The agency says it tested…
a new round of negotiations in Canada towards a treaty to end plastic pollution
The aim is to reach a legally binding treaty by the end of the year. But for this, there are still certain countries to convince. Published on 04/21/2024 10:07 Reading…
a new round of negotiations in Canada towards a treaty to end plastic pollution
The aim is to reach a legally binding treaty by the end of the year. But for this, there are still certain countries to convince. Published on 04/21/2024 10:07 Reading…