Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about
Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests.
Contradictions abound in a Leger online poll of more than 1,500 Canadians conducted earlier this month after a December that set records for warm temperatures.
Almost three-quarters of them thought climate change was the cause of a balmy holiday that was many degrees above normal across almost the entire country. The majority — 81 per cent — enjoyed those snow-free, above-zero days.
But at the same time
Inquest set to hear from first officers who responded to mass killing in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. — Some family members say they don’t have faith in a coroner’s inquest as Mounties who responded to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation testified they found people bleeding and others dead.
“The justice system has never, ever been kind to us native people,” said Darryl Burns, whose sister, Gloria Burns, was among those killed during a massacre on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 4, 2022.
“So do we have faith in this
Alberta tourist town to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
BANFF, Alta. — An Alberta tourist town in Canada’s busiest national park plans to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone from May long weekend until Thanksgiving long weekend each year.
The Town of Banff has decided to permanently fund the project, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is, however, unclear whether it would continue to allow outdoor restaurant patios in that pedestrian zone, after Parks Canada raised concerns about the ongoing commercialization of public space.
“Notwithstanding Parks Canada’s concern with the patio
Britain’s unexpected inflation increase in December is unlikely to worry the Bank of England
LONDON (AP) — Inflation across the United Kingdom increased unexpectedly last month as a result of sharp hikes in tobacco and alcohol prices, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Economists said it was unlikely to prompt concern at the Bank of England, which recently of interest rate increases.
The Office for National Statistics said inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, was 4% in December, up from 3.9% the month before, the first increase in 10 months.
Most economists had expected the rate
Heavy snowfall and freezing rain cause flight cancellations across Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy snow and freezing rain hit parts of northern and central Europe on Wednesday, bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports in Frankfurt and Oslo.
At Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest, freezing rain forced a halt to takeoffs, German news agency dpa reported. The airport cited a danger of de-iced aircraft icing up again as they taxied toward the runway. Some departures resumed in the afternoon as the rain subsided. Hundreds of flights already had been
Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map, details of proposed development
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — After years of secretly snapping up farmland for a new city northeast of San Francisco, the CEO of a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires pitched voters Wednesday on his vision for a walkable, affordable community that would appeal to their California pride.
Jan Sramek, a former Goldman Sachs trader spearheading the ambitious city-building effort, offered the first detailed look Wednesday at his proposal to construct least 20,000 homes in rural Solano County, between Sacramento and the San
Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. But a closer look shows it’s the almost inevitable culmination of years of building tension.
World powers will now be closely watching to see how one of Kim’s biggest foreign policy declarations since he took power in 2011 plays out as he works to gain leverage in a
Qatar and France send medicine for hostages in Gaza as war rages on and regional tensions spike
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A shipment of medicine for held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday, part of a France- and Qatar- that marked the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November.
The deal could bring respite to some of the roughly 100 hostages who remain in captivity, as well as to Palestinians in Gaza in desperate need of aid. But fighting still rages in many parts of the beleaguered enclave, and an end to the war
Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants that killed 2 people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after inside Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group.
Islamabad denounced the attack as a “blatant violation” of its airspace and said it killed two children.
Tuesday’s airstrikes in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan province imperiled diplomatic relations between the two neighbors, but both sides appeared wary of provoking the other. Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks.
The attack
Top Chinese diplomat says support of Pacific nations with policing should not alarm Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, sought to reassure Wednesday that China’s increased involvement in the Pacific, particularly in policing efforts, should not be a cause of alarm for Australia.
Xiao, speaking at his first news conference of the year in Canberra on Wednesday, maintained that Australia should not harbor anxiety about China’s intentions in the region.
“Pacific Islands countries is an area where China and Australia can cooperate and can contribute together instead of asking them to