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NDP leader requests emergency debate on urgent situation in children’s health care
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons to discuss the “urgent and escalating” situation in Canada’s children’s hospitals as they deal with an influx of sick kids. Singh wrote to the Speaker to give notice for the request, citing several alarming developments across the country. Just ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Dec.12: What will the Feds have to say on critical minerals at COP15?
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 12, 2022 … What we are watching in Canada … Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is looking to commit to only bringing ... Read More »
1 responseSustainable mining to be discussed today at COP15 in Montreal, Wilkinson says
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
OTTAWA – Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is looking to commit to only bringing critical minerals into the country if they were mined in a way that is both environmentally sensitive and respectful of human rights. Wilkinson will be at the COP15 nature talks in Montreal today where he will make an announcement ... Read More »
1 responseMajor upset or ‘business as usual’? What to expect in today’s Mississauga byelection
By Marie-Danielle Smith and Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
At first glance, Monday’s federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter. It’s the first contest under the Conservative leadership of Pierre Poilievre, in an area of the country crucial to his party’s chances of success in future federal elections. And the contest, in a district the Tories won ... Read More »
1 responseInside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital’s ICU was saved from near collapse
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
TORONTO – It’s 1:50 p.m. on a recent weekday at the intensive care unit of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children asa trio of women try to solve the latest problem. There are three children who need to be in SickKids’ ICU but are not. One is waiting in the emergency department and two others are ... Read More »
1 responseClimate change affecting Christmas tree farms across Canada, expert say
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms across Canada, with one forestry expert and the head of the Canadian Christmas Tree Association saying the sector that’s already undergoing shifts will need to adapt. The festive trees take eight to 12 years to reach the size most people ... Read More »
1 responseAlcohol might have played role in Quebec crash that left man dead, police say
By The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
QUEBEC – Provincial police in the Quebec region of Beauce say alcohol might have played a role in the death of a 29-year-old man who collided with a tree after losing control of the vehicle early Sunday morning. Authorities say a worried relative of the driver called police at 3:40 a.m. and reported him missing. ... Read More »
1 responseFire in Quebec suburb engulfs apartment building leaving woman in critical condition
By The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. – A woman is in hospital in critical condition after a fire engulfed an apartment building in the Montreal off-island suburb of Saint-Eustache, Que. Sebastian Laplante, assistant fire director of the municipality’s Fire Safety Department, says the woman is currently in intensive care and two others have also been hospitalized after the blaze. ... Read More »
1 responseNot yet over the moon: Here’s what’s on the horizon for Canadian space exploration
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – When Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette was young, she didn’t see many stars in the bright skies over Montreal. But she would pore over the colourful, otherworldly images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and dream of becoming an astrophysicist. “I really fell in love with space and astronomy,” she said. “There’s so much left ... Read More »
1 responseClimate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
By The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that’s already shrinking and shifting will need to adapt in the coming years. The trees take eight to 12 years to reach the size most people are looking ... Read More »
1 responseBig cities have a major role to play in protecting biodiversity, experts say
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on December 11th, 2022
MONTREAL – While they’re traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take the spotlight in the coming days during a summit for subnational governments at the UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, known as COP15. Sharon Gil, a program ... Read More »
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