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Canadian forest fires trigger unhealthy air warnings in Switzerland
Swissinfo
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June 11, 2025
Canadian smoke causes unhealthy air in Switzerland Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share The...
Canadian PM invites Lula over to G7 Summit
MercoPress
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Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 20:01 UTC In a phone call on Wednesday, Carney formalized the invitation Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva of Brazil will be attending the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17, following an invitation from...
‘Sorry, not sorry’ — Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower
Prince Albert Daily Herald
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June 13, 2025
Andrea Nemtin, QUOI Media Canadians have recently elected a Prime Minister known for being ‘nice’ — not as a weakness, but as a reflection of a deeper national strength. At a time when global politics is increasingly marked by division, short-term...
Basel Committee publishes framework for voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks
Bank for International Settlements
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June 13, 2025
The Basel Committee has published a voluntary framework for disclosing climate-related financial risks for jurisdictions to consider. The framework incorporates flexibility to account for evolving climate-related data. The Committee will monitor...
Ostara Inc. launches CG P2X in Western Canada
World Fertilizer
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June 13, 2025
Ostara has announced the launch of CG P2X in Western Canada, a next-generation phosphorus fertilizer that delivers efficiency, crop safety, and agronomic performance. Built on the foundation of Crystal Green technology, P2X is a root-activated,...
Latvia-founded global fintech leader Paynt announces acquisition of Canadian firm, solidifying North American foothold
The Baltic Times
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Paynt, a Latvia-based international payment technology company founded by Sam Kohli, has announced its acquisition of the Canadian firm E-xact Transactions. This landmark move marks a focused step in Paynt’s global expansion, particularly in North...
Climate futures: World leaders’ failure to act is pushing Earth past 1.5°C
Mongabay
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June 11, 2025
This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency; how world leaders, scientists and the global community are responding; and what may lie ahead as the world warms beyond the crucial 1.5° Celsius (2.7°...
Sahara sand clouds Swiss visibility after Canadian smoke
Swissinfo
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June 13, 2025
Sahara sand clouds visibility after smoke from Canada Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share...
Air Canada, Unilode and OnAsset join forces to...
Aviation Business News
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June 13, 2025
Unilode Aviation Solutions (Unilode), OnAsset Intelligence (OnAsset), and Air Canada have announced a collaboration agreement to share data and digital infrastructure to redefine how unit load devices (ULDs) move through the global airfreight...
Mental Scars: The Toll of Solitary Confinement in Canada
Medscape
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Fallon Venessa-Lynne Aubee, a Métis-Cree French transgender woman, has lost count of the number of times she spent in administrative segregation within Canada’s federal penitentiary system. It started when she was first arrested in 2001 and...
Canadian resident fined CAD 60,000 for damaging fish habitat on Vancouver Island
SeafoodSource
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A Canadian court has fined a Vancouver Island resident CAD 60,000 (USD 43,898; EUR 38,234) for damaging fish habitat along the Trent River, “Under Canada's Fisheries Act, measures must be taken to avoid causing the death of fish and any harmful...
Modi's G7 visit: Can India, Canada reset strained ties?
Deutsche Welle
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June 13, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Canada next week after he was invited by his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, to attend the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit, from June 15 to 17, in Kananaskis, Alberta. Carney extended the...
To boost productivity, more young Canadians must go into the skilled trades
The Globe and Mail
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June 13, 2025
Interested in more careers-related content? Check out our new weekly Work Life newsletter. Sent every Monday afternoon. The spotlight is now on skilled trades and with good reason. Looking at the trends, the demand for workers will be high and the...
Canada town near Vancouver ready to evacuate as fire approaches
RTL Today
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Residents of a town near Vancouver were on stand-by to evacuate Wednesday as Canada's devastating wildfire season worsened, with officials warning weather conditions through the summer were ripe for further blazes. A state of emergency has been...
Global warming speeding drought process
Winnipeg Free Press
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June 7, 2025
Opinion With 95 per cent of this year’s crop seeded as of this week, Manitoba farmers are again watching the skies for rain, along with thousands of firefighters and the tens of thousands of people displaced by wildfires across Western Canada....
COMMENTARY: Upcoming G-7 summit gives US, Canada a unique opportunity
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
With the upcoming G-7 summit set in Alberta -- Canada's energy heartland -- President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Carney are uniquely positioned to champion a bold vision: reasserting and securing North American energy dominance. Doing so...
She Writes about Tractors and Oil Drilling. She’s Also Changing Canadian Poetry
The Walrus
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June 13, 2025
Since the turn of the millennium, Karen Solie has been the coolest of cool new things in Canadian poetry—a mysterious figure, everywhere and nowhere at once. Everywhere because her books have received almost universal acclaim. And nowhere because,...
Falling home prices could mean trouble for Canada’s GDP, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
The Globe and Mail
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June 13, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The Home of the Week, a restored Queen Anne Revival mansion in Nova Scotia.Viewpoint.ca This week, a Toronto real estate developer is getting back in the prefabricated home business. Plus, why Canada can’t lean on the...
Canadian scientists raise concerns over RFK Jr. firing U.S. vaccine panel
Global News
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June 11, 2025
Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of an immunization advisory committee south of the border is worrisome. On Monday, the U.S. health and human services secretary — a longtime anti-vaccine advocate — said he will...
“Climate finance is a key tool to protect livelihoods and planet’s future” – Minister
Ghana News Agency
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June 11, 2025
By Patience Gbeze Accra, June 11, GNA – Mr. Seidu Issifu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, says climate finance must be understood not only in terms of numbers but as a tool to safeguard livelihoods and protect the future...