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Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of June 30 to July 6, 2025.

Events

6 d. ago Trump calls for a ceasefire deal on the war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. A top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a […]

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6 d. ago Trump calls for a deal on the war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge

A top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said.

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7 d. ago Groups secure injunction pausing Alberta government's transgender health

Alberta government legislation preventing doctors in the province from providing gender-affirming care to minors has been paused under a court judgment released Friday. The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta decision granted an injunction application led by Egale Canada and the Skipping Stone Foundation. Justice Allison Kuntz, in her written decision granting the temporary injunction, […]

Politics

1 week ago Canada’s justice minister says he is ‘open’ to adding ‘femicide’ to the Criminal Code

The term broadly refers to when a woman is killed by a man based on the fact that she is a woman

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2 w. ago Bahamasair Signs Landmark MOU and Interline Agreement with Emirates

Milestone agreement enhances visitor access and supports Bahamasair’s modernization. Nassau, The Bahamas, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ministry of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation announces a major advancement in global airlift following the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Interline Agreement between Bahamasair and Emirates Airline. The signing took place in […]

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2 w. ago Polls Show Support for Japan’s Ishiba Recovering Before Election

Public support for Japan’s prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to new opinion polls, a positive sign for Shigeru Ishiba as he heads into an election and tries to reach a trade agreement with the US.

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2 w. ago Progress on lifting Trump’s tariffs on Canada ‘not fast enough’: LeBlanc

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says that while conversations with the Trump administration are 'frequent and constructive ... we don't have the outcome we want yet.'

Economics

3 w. ago Transportation minister says building in Europe would have cost B.C. Ferries an additional $1.2 billion

Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth says he's hoping to develop a strategy for ships to be built in B.C. in the future.

Economics

3 w. ago Apex Labs Granted Israel MoH Approval to Expand Phase 2b Macrodose Psilocybin PTSD Clinical Trial

Israel’s Ministry of Health (MoH) approval to add additional sites to APEX SUMMIT-90 160 patient phase 2b macrodose clinical trial: Tel Aviv University (TAU)’s Institute for Psychedelic Research located at the Sagol Brain Institute (SGI) in Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Be’er Yaakov Mental Hospital (Merhavim) Center for Psychedelic Studies. For more information or to register […]

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3 w. ago Man accused of plotting shooting at New York Jewish centre extradited to U.S.

OTTAWA — The U.S. Justice Department says a Pakistani citizen who was living in Canada has been extradited to New York, where he’s accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre. The RCMP arrested Muhammad Shahzeb Khan in Quebec last September. The Mounties said at the time he was in […]

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3 w. ago Premier Danielle Smith, cabinet ministers to 'address concerns' about coal industry, policies at Fort Macleod meeting

Some local groups respond skeptically to event

Politics

3 w. ago Chief justice says he does not know who donated lifelike bust displayed in Supreme Court

'I don't know who paid for that, so how can there be a conflict of interest?' Wagner said

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3 w. ago ‘Uphill battle’: Criminal Code must include definition for femicide, advocates say

Advocates urge Ottawa to define femicide in the criminal code as more Ontario police use the term to describe gender-based killings.

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3 w. ago Femicide must be defined in law, experts say as Ontario police use term in homicide cases

Legal recognition is essential to improving data, accountability and prevention, advocates say in support legal recognition

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