3 hours ago UN climate talks agree on $300B global funding package for poor nations

The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach consensus on the climate funding plan for the next decade.

Society

3 hours ago GOLDSTEIN: Annual UN climate gabfest about getting our money, not saving the planet

For anyone mistakenly believing the latest United Nations global gabfest on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan, was all about saving the planet, it was in fact, all about money. This annual 11-day meeting – although it always goes into overtime – formally known as COP 29 or the 29th Conference of the Parties to the […]

Society

5 hours ago Canada Post says no ‘major breakthrough’ in talks as strike enters 2nd week

Talks continued over the weekend between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, along with the support of a special mediator.

Politics

8 hours ago B.C. climate news: 'Sewage beer' highlights water crisis in Singapore | UN talks in disarray as draft deal for climate cash is rejected | What you need to know to safely install an EV charger at home

Weekly roundup of local and international climate change news for the week of Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, 2024.

Society

8 hours ago Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliveries […]

Economics

8 hours ago Israeli strikes kill dozens in Beirut, Gaza as diplomats push for ceasefire

The escalation in Beirut comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region in pursuit of a ceasefire deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Events

9 hours ago UN talks in disarray as a rough draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Splintered and rudderless after developing nations rejected what they called too little money to deal with climate change, United Nations talks dissolved into factions Saturday. As workers began to dismantle the furnishings of the climate conference called COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, negotiators went from one big room where everyone tried to hash […]

Society

9 hours ago Is police reform coming to B.C.? Choice of solicitor general may signal change

Former Mountie Garry Begg was a member of the 2022 all-party committed that called for a B.C. provincial police force

Society

11 hours ago One year in, signs of promise and progress at London's 'House of Hope'

Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London's streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.

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14 hours ago Mickey Amery: Alberta needs a modern bill of rights to prevent government overreach

The proposed changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights will significantly enhance rights protections for Albertans

Politics