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Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Pushed Air Pollution to Decade-Level Highs
Financial Post
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August 28, 2025
The wildfires, which burned 42 million acres of Canadian forest, contributed to air-pollution levels not seen since 1998 in Canada and not seen since 2011 in the US, said researchers at the University of Chicago, which carried out the analysis for...
Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ response to Air Canada flight attendants’ defiance of government strikebreaking: silence
World Socialist Web Site
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August 28, 2025
The World Socialist Web Site received the following comment from Daniel Berkley, a leading member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC). The PWRFC was established by postal workers in June 2024 to combat the Canadian Union of...
Virginia Tech horticulturalist offers tips for edible landscaping in small spaces
WFXR - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – If you are interested in growing food at home, a Virginia Tech horticulture expert is offering advice if you are short on space or can’t commit to a dedicated vegetable garden. Scott Douglas, director of Virginia Tech’s...
Gilead Sciences' twice─yearly injectable HIV─1 capsid inhibitor, Yeytuo receives European marketing authorization
Pharmabiz.com
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Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Yeytuo (lenacapavir)—the...
Thiran Jayasundera Appointed Chair of UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Newswise
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August 28, 2025
Newswise — (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Kanishka Thiran Jayasundera has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the UC Davis School of Medicine. He will also serve as the Fosse Endowed Chair in Vision...
EU and Canada publishers issue joint plea to halt AI ‘strip mining’ of news
Press Gazette
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August 28, 2025
As Canada and the European Union near a Digital Trade Agreement – News Media Canada CEO Paul Deegan and News Media Europe executive director Wout van Wijk together issue a warning about the threat posed to journalism by unfettered big tech....
Donald Trump wants Europe to stop regulating Big Tech. Will it bend?
The Economic Times
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August 28, 2025
President Donald Trump and the European Union may have struck a trade deal, but tensions between them over technology regulation persist. Trump offered European leaders a painful reminder of that early Tuesday. As Europe slept, the American...
Team Canada legend Sidney Crosby praises Macklin Celebrini's maturity and all-around game
Sportskeeda
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August 28, 2025
Team Canada legend Sidney Crosby had high praise for San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, pointing to his maturity and well-rounded game. Crosby and Celebrini were among 92 NHL, women's and para hockey players invited to Hockey Canada’s...
UNU-INRA pilots youth-designed clean tech for women farmers
Business and Financial Times
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August 27, 2025
The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) has piloted a series of clean technology solutions designed by young innovators to tackle the challenges faced by smallholder women farmers at Namesi in the Yilo...
Sun Group establishes strategic cooperation with Canada, Switzerland partners in educational training
VietnamPlus
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August 28, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) - Sun Group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with two prestigious international partners from Canada and Switzerland to build and develop the Sun Aviation Academy and the Sun Tourism Academy. This is also a completely new...
Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 28, 2025
Australia, Canada and the Philippines have conducted joint exercises off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, deploying three warships and military aircraft in air defence exercises. The Philippine military said on Thursday...
Big Changes Coming To H-1B Visa Programme? What Indian Tech Workers Should Expect
News18
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August 28, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 10:42 IST Reports suggest new H-1B changes would prioritise high-wage, high-skill hires. A clue lies in a 2021 Trump-era rule that would rank petitions by salary levels favouring top earners Other tweaks in the H-1B...
Powell River RCMP constable fundraising for cancer research
Coast Reporter
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August 28, 2025
Paula Perry trains for Tour de Coast in support of family members fighting the disease Deciding to take part in Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast 2025 was personal for Powell River RCMP constable Paula Perry. "I have two uncles and a really good...
Poilievre accuses Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers take jobs from Canadians
The Globe and Mail
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August 27, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has committed to proposing reforms to the immigration system.Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday accused the federal Liberals of...
CIDAN market research for WE 22-08-25
Business Ghana
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MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS Q1, 2025 Real GDP Growth 5.3% Average Real GDP Growth for 2025 5.3% 2025 Projected Real GDP Growth 4.4% BoG Policy Rate 25.0% Weekly Interbank Interest Rate 24.18% Inflation for July 2025 12.1% End Period Inflation Target...
Netherlands Already Allows Infanticide, So Why Not Canada?
Evolution News & Science Today - Washington
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August 28, 2025
An article in the Daily Mail sounds the alarm that permitting infant euthanasia — i.e., infanticide — is under serious consideration in Canada: Canada‘s assisted suicide laws have continued rapidly expanding in recent years, with a group of...
Canada Wants To Become A Transgender Landfill And We’re All For It
Canada Free Press
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There are enough misguided people in the U.S., so we thank Canada for taking these lunatics off our hands Canada has an LGBTQ+ refugee program called the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership (RRAP). It started on June 1, 2019, when Canada’s...
Pakistan seeks US loan to develop mega copper mine with Canadian partner
The Indian Express
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August 28, 2025
A Pakistani company developing a greenfield copper mine in Balochistan — touted as the world’s fifth largest — has applied for a loan exceeding $100 million from the US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. Reko Diq Mining Company’s loan application follows...
Opinion: Canada is leading the U.K. and France in boycotting American goods due to Trump’s tariffs
Vancouver Is Awesome
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August 28, 2025
A new study finds Canadians were far more likely to report boycotting American products, services and travel than those in the U.K. and France. Since taking office, United States President Donald Trump has used tariffs to address perceived trade...
Emperor Metals unveils technical report for Quebec project
Canadian Mining Journal
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August 28, 2025
Emperor Metals (CSE: AUOZ) announced the filing of a technical report supporting its inaugural mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Duquesne West gold project in Quebec. The company’s president and CEO, John Florek, reported that the report,...