The lingering social stigma around cannabis — even in the wake of the federal government’s legalization of its recreational use in October 2018 — is one of the topics Wilson and others working in the industry will discuss in the inaugural annual B.C. The three-day event, co-organized by the B.C. As he had promised before legalization, Wilson organized […]
“Nonetheless, on a broad scale, cases and deaths are declining in the Americas,” PAHO’s director, Dr. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had recently extended the mandate, which was set to expire on Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. …Read […]
“It’s not something that a lot of people do, but I think it’s becoming more and more popular for people to tap their trees at home. “People want to stop and ask questions and that kind of thing. “Last year was one of the worst years on record, so if you’re comparing to last year, […]
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The key to transitioning from gasoline-powered cars to electric hinges on efficient, long-lasting batteries. Most of the world’s supply of lithium comes from just four countries: Australia, Chile, China and Argentina. The company’s spokes are smaller facilities that would be closer to where the batteries are coming from, thereby cutting down on transportation costs. The […]
In 2015, the city had a forest canopy of around 26 per cent. That grew to 27 per cent in 2019 due to the city’s growth of its already-existing mature trees, said the City of Kitchener. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in […]
The number of known active cases is up to 1,041 – an increase of more than 62 per cent from the same day last month. “Wear that mask when you’re in indoor events, when you are out and about, even if it is not required, it is still a simple, cost effective way to protect […]
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Canada’s unemployment rate has been trending downward since spiking at the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from Statistics Canada, reaching 5.3 per cent in March 2022. Despite a steady decline in unemployment across the country, Saskatchewan’s jobless rate was higher than last month, rebounding to a rate of five per cent after being […]
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It’s not a big-ticket expense for the government in the next few years, but it will escalate as construction gets underway on the plethora of proposed facilities. Some companies collect their emissions and pump the gases into oilfields to boost production, which is known as enhanced oil recovery. That should light a fire under the […]
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The rebate, called the Climate Action Incentive Payment, is only available to residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. It’s been a sore spot for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who called on the federal government to halt the increase last week. Many expressed frustration with the rising fees, including the carbon tax, which appears as a line item […]
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Canadians living in jurisdictions that don’t have carbon pricing policies of their own receive federal benefit payments to compensate for higher prices. If you get your tax return by direct deposit, you will receive the CAIP the same way. At $50 per tonne of emissions, the year’s increase to the carbon tax amounts to a spike of 2.21 cents […]
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