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Can Carney still put together a credible climate plan? Does it matter?
If Mark Carney’s first nine months as prime minister have revealed a difference of opinion over how the federal government should go about fighting climate change, he now has to prove that his approach can put Canada on a credible path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Source link
The rise of the electrostate: By dominating clean energy, China is leading on climate action
China’s massive lead in clean technologies has shifted the climate fight from one of big pledges and international diplomacy toward a technological revolution in cheaper energy, analysts say. Source link
The moment a Hawaii volcano's eruption knocked out a remote camera
A remote camera on Hawaii’s erupting Kīlauea volcano captured the moment a lava fountain engulfed it and knocked it offline on Saturday. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since Dec. 23, 2024. Source link
Japan leads the world in responding to earthquakes. Here's why
The latest earthquake in Japan on Dec. 8, which triggered widespread shaking and tsunami alerts, served as another clear example of the nation’s world-leading earthquake response efforts. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe explores the factors that make Japan stand out and the lessons other earthquake-prone countries can learn from their approach. Source link
Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Source link
B.C. to launch inquest into fatal police shooting of Surrey teen with autism and ADHD
The B.C. Coroners Service will begin an inquest next year into the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Surrey in February. Source link
New immigration track for doctors a 'step in the right direction' but more work to do: medical association
Former Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Joss Reimer says the new measures to expedite permanent residency for 5,000 international doctors in Canada is a step in the right direction, but ‘even if we get all 5,000, we’re still 23,000 doctors short.’ Source link
Minister signals go-slow approach to removing 2nd-generation cut-off from Indian Act
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says the Assembly of First Nations sent a strong signal to her government to end the second-generation cut-off in the Indian Act, but her government won’t make that change without broad consultations with leaders. Source link
Ancient boat unearthed off the coast of Egypt believed to be a ‘pleasure barge’ fit for a king
Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt traversed the river Nile in luxury on their pleasure barges. Now, for the first time, archeologists believe they have unearthed one of those opulent vessels of yore from beneath the sediment off the coast of Alexandria. Source […]
ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a 1-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
U.S. President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension. Source link