Canada makes major announcement at COP29 - Yahoo News …
1 day ago · Wed., November 13, 2024, 7:09 p.m. EST · 3 min read. Canada makes major announcement at COP29. One of the focal, and divisive, points of this year's COP29 summit so far has been finance, and on Tuesday, Canada pledged a significant initiative to help countries most affected by climate change. The main objective for the almost 200 countries at ...
Canada's digital services tax set for a reckoning with U.S.
1 day ago · The fight over Canada's controversial digital services tax may escalate this week as the deadline looms for the Biden administration to decide whether to proceed with dispute arbitration amid threats of retaliation from Donald Trump's incoming administration.On Aug. 30, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai filed an official complaint under the …
Business Matters: Canada Post strike looms as negotiations ...
1 day ago · Canada Post workers' union issues 72-hour strike notice. The union representing Canada Post workers said it will be in a legal strike position on Friday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said that despite talks that began Nov. 15, 2023, 'the parties remain far apart on many issues,' including wage increases, pensions and medical leave.
Explainer-COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?
3 days ago · This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however scientists say that evidence …
'I get goosebumps': Canadians across the country mark ...
3 days ago · Jim Bronskill and Laura Osman. Mon., November 11, 2024, 5:08 p.m. EST · 6 min read. OTTAWA — An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence Monday in St. John's, N.L., and throngs of people along the city's two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed their heads. Across Canada, dignitaries marked Remembrance Day ...
Mountain Fire latest: Wildfire scorches 20,000 acres in ...
6 days ago · A rapidly moving wildfire known as the Mountain Fire continued to grow north of Los Angeles on Thursday, destroying homes, forcing evacuations and prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a state of emergency. “This is a dangerous fire that’s spreading quickly and is threatening lives ...
Freeland says Canada's borders are 'safe and secure ...
5 days ago · Canada's borders are "safe and secure," Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday as she sought to address fears that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could send a wave of migrants north.RCMP officials have said they've been preparing for months for the possibility of increased migrant traffic at …