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Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residents

The firm says adding lime boosts the river's capacity to extract carbon dioxide in the water and from the atmosphere around the river. The carbon dioxide combines with the limestone and is carried out to sea, where it will remain in that captured state for tens of thousands of years.

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement its 56 actions.

Trudeau's official itinerary says the interview will be shot during his trip to New York, where he is meeting with leaders ahead of the 78th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly.

Statistics Canada data show the overall per capita crime rate, based on police reports, is down in B.C. by about 3 per cent since 2018. The violent crime rate cited by business leaders is up by more than 32 per cent, having spiked sharply in 2019 and it has been mostly unchanged since then.

Environmental advocates and cycling groups are slamming the Ford government’s proposal to block new bike lanes if they require removing car lanes. Internal documents obtained by CBC News reveal that the potential legislation is part of the Ontario government’s broader strategy to combat gridlock, particularly in Toronto. However, critics warn that it will not only worsen traffic congestion, but also make streets more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians.

The first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act, the sprawling climate bill passed by Democratic votes in Congress in 2022, saw nearly 150,000 clean energy jobs added, according to a new report by nonpartisan business group E2.

Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says iconic actor and activist.

The actions in Berlin, Brussels, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi and many other cities were being organized by the youth-led group Fridays for Future, and included the group's New York chapter, which planned a march across the Brooklyn Bridge followed by a rally that organizers hoped would attract at least 1,000 people. More protests were planned Saturday and Sunday.

Crime, health care, housing, illicit drugs and the economy will dominate the B.C. election campaign that kicks off on Sat.

As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs started his election campaign on Thursday, he claimed his main rivals were already planning a power-sharing deal similar to the now-defunct one between the federal Liberals and NDP.

The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election, buying the Liberals more time to govern after a raucous start to the fall sitting of Parliament.

A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while NDP Leader David Eby is gearing up to get his campaign bus rolling.

Canada's pesticide regulator is delaying the release of health and safety data, internal emails, briefing notes and other documents that justify its decision to approve several harmful pesticides, Canada's information commissioner has found.

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says she’s disrupted the province's two-party narrative before and intends to do it again in the upcoming election.