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alberta premier says resource project financing depends on climate progress
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Alberta premier says resource project financing depends on climate progress

Jason Kenney says access to capital for projects in the oil and gas industry requires action on environmental issues from industry and government,...

government calls on private sector to come up with compostable recyclable pandemic gear
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Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear

Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private...

moral injuries that haunt soldiers off the battlefield to be studied in military funded research
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‘Moral injuries’ that haunt soldiers off the battlefield to be studied in military-funded research

On the streets of Afghanistan in 2012, Canadian soldier Brian McKenna was training international teams to search vehicles for explosives. As his trainees searched, they...

members fighting sale of mec say planned coo hire clashes with canadian companys values
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Members fighting sale of MEC say planned COO hire clashes with Canadian company’s values

Members of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) fighting its takeover by an American investment firm say the hiring of an executive from a U.S. company...

ottawa prepares to squeeze big u s tech firms over loss of revenue for canadian news outlets
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Ottawa prepares to squeeze big U.S. tech firms over loss of revenue for Canadian news outlets

Advocates for Canada’s news media sector have welcomed the federal government’s clearest pledge yet to squeeze web giants for compensation. But there’s evidence...

freeland vance and several federal officials barred from official dealings with ex ambassador
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Freeland, Vance and several federal officials barred from official dealings with ex-ambassador

Canada’s ethics commissioner has ordered nine senior officials — including two Liberal cabinet ministers and the chief of the defence staff — to have no official dealings...

controversy over airborne transmission of covid 19 a tempest in a teapot dr bonnie henry says
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Controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 ‘a tempest in a teapot,’ Dr. Bonnie Henry says

B.C.’s provincial health officer says the controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 has been overblown, after hundreds of scientists signed a letter calling...

teachers to be paid 12k to recruit and manage students under government program with we charity
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Teachers to be paid $12K to recruit and manage students under government program with WE Charity

A key piece of a much-scrutinized $900-million program to get youth working in the community will also pay teachers $12,000 each to recruit...

zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust and thats bad for business don pittis
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Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that’s bad for business: Don Pittis

Ever get the sense there is something vital missing on those Zoom meetings? If so, you’re not alone — and there is Canadian science...

demand for face shields looks to be heating up as canadians seek summertime covid protection
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Demand for face shields looks to be heating up as Canadians seek summertime COVID protection

If wearing a face mask seemed strange to most people not so long ago, wearing a plastic face shield had to be downright...

what the covid 19 employment crisis tells us about the future of work
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What the COVID-19 employment crisis tells us about the future of work

The job losses associated with the COVID-19 crisis highlight the need for Canada to prepare for unexpected shocks to the labour market and...

what the oilpatch thinks about the financial aid offered by ottawa
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What the oilpatch thinks about the financial aid offered by Ottawa

Not long after oil prices started their plunge in March, the calls for financial aid for Canada’s oilpatch began — and continued as...

covid 19 may be the catalyst not the cause of a painful but useful economic transformation don pittis
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COVID-19 may be the catalyst — not the cause — of a painful but useful economic transformation: Don Pittis

COVID-19, As people are thrown out of work, as businesses fail and as the oil and housing sectors weaken, there is a branch...

pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans
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Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans

Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans, Without guaranteed and affordable internet access, Lekan Olawoye fears some Canadians could be...

canadians should wear masks as an added layer of protection says tam
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Canadians should wear masks as an ‘added layer of protection,’ says Tam

Canada’s chief public health officer says Canadians should wear a mask as an “added layer of protection” whenever physical distancing is not possible....