The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured....
As the Ontario Medical Association continues to sound the alarm over a family doctor shortage, one doctor said a move toward American-style health care is 'happening already.'
People driving on the highway through the town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia (BC) in the winter can easily see - and smell - the clouds of white smoke flowing from the soil around them....
They are flameless smoulders that burn slowly below the surface, and are kept alive thanks to an organic soil called peat moss common in North America’s boreal forest and to thick layers of snow that insulate them from the cold.
What’s most annoying out of this is that all the provinces demand to keep their automony over education, but fail to clamp down on the scammers … instead pressing the feds to do it instead.
Two years after Valérie Plante’s administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn’t seen a single one....
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest (www.theguardian.com)
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody (apnews.com)
Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured....
‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam (globalnews.ca)
As the Ontario Medical Association continues to sound the alarm over a family doctor shortage, one doctor said a move toward American-style health care is 'happening already.'
'Zombie Fires' burning at an alarming rate in Canada (www.bbc.com)
People driving on the highway through the town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia (BC) in the winter can easily see - and smell - the clouds of white smoke flowing from the soil around them....
Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination (www.ctvnews.ca)
Miller to provinces: If you can't fix international student rackets then feds will (www.ctvnews.ca)
What’s most annoying out of this is that all the provinces demand to keep their automony over education, but fail to clamp down on the scammers … instead pressing the feds to do it instead.
Can We Trust Elections Alberta to Give Voters the Truth on Pensions? | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
Supermarkets are being asked to cut plastic waste. What would that look like? (www.cbc.ca)
The industry’s trade association, the Retail Council of Canada, said the new policy “unfortunately” targets large grocers exclusively....
Every developer has opted to pay Montreal instead of building affordable housing, under new bylaw (www.cbc.ca)
Two years after Valérie Plante’s administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn’t seen a single one....