35 h. ago B.C. climate news: Report shows Canada's wildfire emissions in 2023 exceeded all other sources | Climate justice advocate, Comox councillor join race for B.C. Greens leadership

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

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3 d. ago Passengers at Vancouver airport report tense moments amid NAV Canada bomb threat

NAV Canada provides air traffic control operations to Canadian airports. On Thursday morning, its facilities in Vancouver and across Canada were the target of threats.

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3 d. ago Canada's wildfire emissions exceeded all other sources in 2023: Report

Canadian officials have warned that this year’s season is on track to the second worst on record in the amount of land scorched.

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5 d. ago Canada Recommerce Intelligence Report 2025: $4.72 Bn Market is Advancing Through Retailer Engagement, Platform Expansion, and Circular Policy Alignment – Forecast to 2029 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN — The “Canada Recommerce Market Intelligence Databook – 60+ KPIs, Market Size, Share & Forecast by Channel, Category & Consumer Segment – Q2 2025 Update” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The recommerce market in Canada is expected to grow by 10.7% on annual basis to reach US$4.72 billion in 2025. The recommerce […]

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6 d. ago New report highlights how identity shapes charitable giving in Canada

Generosity in Canada is as diverse as the people who call it home VANCOUVER, BC, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada Day is a time to celebrate what unites us, and one of those connections is generosity. From newcomers to indigenous communities, people give in ways that are shaped by their culture, upbringing, and […]

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9 d. ago Here are the job sectors where Canadians are earning the most right now

If you're looking for well-paying jobs, Statistics Canada has released a report that could give you insight into industries with the best average pay.The government agency released its April payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies report on Thursday. It revealed that Canadians earned an average of $1,297.44 per week, a 4.4 per cent increase from last April. On average, workers also earned $9.70 more in April than in March.Canada's inflation rate in April was up 1.7 per cent year-over-year, indicating that average wages outpaced inflation.With the high cost of living, you may be looking for better-paying jobs in Canada.StatCan shared data on the average weekly pay in different Canadian sectors, and the findings are eye-opening.StatCanWorkers in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction earned the highest average weekly wage of $2,492.50 in April, followed closely by those working in utilities ($2,090.59) and informational and cultural...

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1 week ago Climate group raises concerns about oil and gas representation on pension fund boards

TORONTO — A climate advocacy group says oil and gas representation on the boards of Canada’s big public pensions raise concerns about conflicts of interest. Shift Action says in a new report that as of June 1, the boards of five of Canada’s largest public sector funds had members who are also involved with fossil […]

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1 week ago Muslim Brotherhood and Qatar have established extensive network across Canada: report

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt that seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate and its leaders have proclaimed a 'jihad against the Jews'

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1 week ago Report says hoping for Canadian housing prices to plummet is not realistic

Canada must dramatically increase the pace of home construction — nearly doubling current annual housing starts — to address the country's deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).In its updated annual analysis of Canada's housing supply shortage, CMHC estimates that the country needs to build between 430,000 and 480,000 housing units annually until 2035, up from the current trajectory of about 250,000 units per year. The aim is to restore affordability to levels last seen in 2019, prior to the pandemic-driven housing boom.The federal Crown corporation has shifted its modelling framework to a rolling 10-year horizon, abandoning its earlier 2030 benchmark, which it now considers unrealistic due to the lengthy timelines needed for land use approvals and construction."Restoring affordability to levels last seen two decades ago isn't realistic, especially after the pos...

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2 w. ago Uncertainty reigns as trade tensions, tax shifts cloud Bank of Canada’s inflation outlook

Canada's latest inflation report will help determine whether the Bank of Canada moves ahead with an interest rate cut

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2 w. ago The CRA needs to give Canadians ‘relevant, clear’ information: watchdog

In its annual report, the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson outlined steps and recommendations for the Canada Revenue Agency to improve services based on taxpayer complaints.

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2 w. ago Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: Ipsos

Data released Friday by Ipsos in its annual Pride Report showed Canada was among the few nations where support has gone up among 26 countries surveyed.

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2 w. ago India still poses foreign interference threat to Canada despite renewed diplomacy: CSIS

The report, tabled on June 13, comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India following Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with Modi at the G7

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2 w. ago CSIS says India a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy

OTTAWA — The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians. The report comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister […]

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2 w. ago India, Iran using crime groups to target opponents in Canada, CSIS report says

Foreign regimes are hiring underworld syndicates to carry out for 'transnational repression,' Canada's intelligence service said in its annual report to Parliament.

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2 w. ago More than half of newcomers to Canada cite financial stress as their primary well

New data from Securian Canada shows many newcomers lack adequate insurance coverage, leaving them financially vulnerable TORONTO — A new research report, Newcomers’ Realities: Securian Canada Insights, reveals that newcomers to Canada (“newcomers”) are feeling financially stressed and socially isolated. According to the survey, conducted in collaboration with the Angus Reid Group, more than half […]

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2 w. ago University of Toronto once again ranked among best in the world

The University of Toronto has retained its crown as the top-ranked university in Canada, and one of the top 20 worldwide.U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking highlighting the best universities in countries around the world, and the University of Toronto was once again sitting atop the rankings for best global universities in Canada.The report — which evaluates institutions based on research performance and ratings by members of the academic community — has U of T at 16th overall among universities worldwide (tied with Princeton, Cornell and UC San Francisco) as well as the best overall in Canada.Ontario universities accounted for five of the top ten schools in Canada, with McMaster, Waterloo, the University of Ottawa, and Western also cracking the top ten.Here are the top ten universities in Canada according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Global Universities ranking:University of TorontoUniversity of British ColumbiaMcGill Univers...

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2 w. ago Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan

A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent of Canadians saw friends on an average day, down from 47.9 per cent in 1986. The questions to those in the survey […]

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2 w. ago Canadian biz doubled AI use in last year but ‘we could be moving faster,’ says expert

A Statistics Canada report released Monday shows the number of Canadian businesses using AI has doubled to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 6.1% at the same time last year. And while that is promising news, Toronto-based AI expert Peter Palarchio, whose NAV43 company advises Canadian and American companies on how to […]

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3 w. ago Billions in new investments needed to meet Canada’s critical mineral demand: report

Domestic demand alone for six key critical minerals will reach $16 billion by 2040 if Canada keeps its climate policies

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