‘We’re just getting kicked … and this is just yet another thing lining up to give us a boot,’ farmer says Alberta farmers say the discussion and misinformation around federal targets to reduce fertilizer emissions are ignoring the voices of local producers and hurting the country’s agriculture industry. The federal government has set a target of reducing emissions from the use of fertilizers by 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. That target was released almost two years ago but has been thrust back into the political spotlight this summer. Canada’sRead more

Schools are expecting orientation attendance to match pre-pandemic numbers As the countdown to the first day of school begins, post-secondary institutions in Canada are getting ready to host their first fully in-person orientation week for incoming students — a rite of passage that was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Maddie Fines, a first-year student at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., it’s a chance for a fresh start. “I’m really looking forward to just branching out and meeting new people,” she told CBC News. This excitement is feltRead more

Manufacturing and distributing will be hit hardest, according to a new climate-based analysis Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis predicts. The report, titled Aquanomics, was published Monday by GHD, a global engineering and architecture services firm. In an interview with CBC News, the firm’s Canadian water lead Don Holland said that the value of water and the costs associated with it are underacknowledged. “I think we all knowRead more

Discontent with CAQ, Liberals has English speakers exploring their options Standing before a crowd of cheering supporters after winning a historic majority in 2018, François Legault took a moment to address anglophones in the province. “I want to assure you that my government will be your government,” he said, speaking in English. Days later, Legault appointed himself the minister responsible for the English-speaking community, saying he would “govern in a respectful manner with the historical anglophone community.” But in the years since, many anglophones say, Legault has failed to live upRead more

2 companies with similar name to Toronto developer Paradise Developments incorporated since February 2021 A million dollar-plus home in the Greater Toronto Area’s hot real estate market for only $700,000. A five per cent down payment. A 30-year mortgage at a 2.75 per cent interest rate. Those were the appealing terms of a real estate deal that local realtor Horace Dockery said has been circulating in Toronto’s Black community since last summer. The offer was for pre-construction homes in developments constructed by Paradise Developments Inc. — a licensed developer currentlyRead more