Canada
Pandemic awakens memories of war for these Syrian refugees
Five years after the first of them arrived in Canada, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have had to adapt to COVID-19 lockdowns that brought back the memories of war horrors and upset the lives they had begun to rebuild.
South Asians in Canada lend support to farmers’ protest in India
As hundreds of thousands of protesting farmers in India inch toward the capital of New Delhi, a rising number of South Asian Canadians are raising their voices to oppose violence levelled at the peaceful crowd.
First COVID-19 vaccine will likely be approved next month, Health Canada says
The first COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in Canada within two weeks, Health Canada's chief medical adviser said on Thursday, November 26, 2020.
The glaring problem with Canada’s solar sector and how to fix it
Where do all these dead solar panels go, and what is Canada doing, if anything, to plan for the tsunami of e-waste to come?
Canada is losing the race to low-carbon prosperity
The Americans and Europeans have sprinted ahead, and even the coal-choked Chinese economy is about to pass us by, says Barry Saxifrage.
Canada-Britain trade negotiations in final stages as year-end tariff deadline looms
Canada and Britain say they are in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal before a Dec. 31 deadline.
Pick up the pace on combating climate change, Bank of Canada governor says
Canada's top central banker is making a plea for the country to more quickly address the impacts of climate change to avoid any economic ripple effects on households and businesses.
Ontario health system under strain from COVID-19; Quebec mulls school closures
New projections suggest Ontario's surging COVID-19 caseload is likely to strain its health-care system to the point where surgeries will be cancelled, while Quebec's premier is raising the possibility of school closures around the holidays and Alberta is tightening restrictions.
Ontario sets new COVID-19 case record as Manitoba reports deadliest day
COVID-19 continued its record-setting rise across parts of Canada on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, as Ontario reached another new high for daily infections and Manitoba recorded its deadliest day since the pandemic began.
Canada, Saudi Arabia named ‘worst performers’ in report on fossil fuel funding
Canada was one of seven nations that increased the amount of public finance committed to the industry, on average, between 2014 and 2018.
What Canada can learn from America's presidential politics
While it's great to see Donald Trump go, don't expect too much change when president-elect Joe Biden takes the reins, writes Andrea Reimer.
President-elect Joe Biden's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U. S. ties
Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer — and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States.
Canadians anxiously watch U.S. election results
People across Canada will be gathering on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, night to watch the results of the divisive U.S. presidential election.
Biden not alone in warning of 'dark winter'. Canada's top physician paints bleak picture
Canada's top physician painted a bleak picture on Saturday, October 24, 2020, of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic may take on the country, expressing fears the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations and deaths could increase in the coming weeks as the second wave drives the national death toll toward 10,000.