The Conservative climate plan to ditch the carbon tax and instead cap emissions for larger polluters would see Canada miss its Paris Agreement targets. That’s the finding of a new report out Thursday from analysts with EnviroEconomics and Canadians for Clean Prosperity, and comes after federal projections that the existing Liberal plan is also set […]
A broken axle led to the derailment of a CN freight train in Saskatchewan last year, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said in a report released on Wednesday. No dangerous goods were involved in the incident, in which 41 train cars and two locomotives left the tracks just west of Landis on Sept. 26, 2018. […]
Good morning. (If you don’t already get California Today by email, here’s the sign-up.) Today, my colleague Jack Healy brings us a dispatch from the future — sort of. He’s based in Colorado, America’s first capital of legal weed, and he recently wrote about how five years of legal marijuana have reshaped life there. So […]
US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being sued for blocking people on Twitter. Former New York state assemblyman Dov Hikind and Joseph Saladino, a YouTube personality running for Congress, have filed the claims. Both cite a recent ruling against President Donald Trump, which said he was breaking the law by blocking critics on the social […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] When the Rev. Dr. Amy K. Butler was hired to lead Riverside Church in Manhattan in 2014, she was hailed as a rising star, the first woman to join a distinguished line of pastors at one of the pre-eminent […]
As the FBI probes deaths of American tourists in the Dominican Republic, Global News has learned 28 Canadians died there so far in 2019. Data obtained by Global News from Global Affairs shows an average of 39 Canadians died each year in the Dominican Republic over the past decade. More recently, from 2015-2018, that average […]
It was supposed to be the prison that could hold any criminal – but one managed to escape. Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, better known as the drugs kingpin, El Chapo , managed to tunnel his way out Mexico's top security prison Altiplano Federal Penitentiary four years ago today. His escape was audacious – he made […]
As the needle touches the spinning vinyl, a soft crackle spills from the speakers. A jazz song, recorded almost 70 years ago, floats through the air and brings a smile to the 83-year-old listener. Dave Doolittle has been collecting records for almost his entire life. And by his count he has 35,000. Related Universal Music […]
SAN DIEGO (NYTIMES) – At its peak, the non-profit shelter run by Jewish Family Service of San Diego held more than 300 migrants dropped off by US immigration authorities after they crossed the border from Mexico. Some days this spring were so busy that new arrivals had to be sent to overflow sites. Now, the […]
Summer is usually a time to show off your green space, but for some, the lack of upkeep in Regina neighbourhoods is once again concerning residents. While out-of-control weeds and unkept lawns are a noticeable problem year after year, last December, city council approved new regulations to curb the issue. Residents are now required to […]