“Oil CEO says too much government talking, not enough action, putting climate targets in jeopardy”

Derek Evans, the head of Calgary-based MEG Energy, told CBC Radio’s The House the lack of concrete details on climate policies are interfering with the chronology for decarbonization.  (CBC) An oil company CEO says federal and provincial governments are stuck on “academic discussions” about greenhouse gas emissions targets, putting timelines for their own goals in jeopardy.  Derek […]

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“40 years on, Shakespeare in Toronto’s High Park keeps casting the magic of open-air theatre”

Dream in High Park, a series of William Shakespeare plays presented in an open-air amphitheatre in Toronto’s High Park, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. In 2019, pictured, the company staged a production of Much Ado About Nothing. (Dahlia Katz/Canadian Stage) When Guy Sprung launched an outdoor theatre program in Toronto’s High Park 40 years

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“4 people missing in Nova Scotia after vehicles became submerged in floodwaters”

Four people — including two children and a youth — have been reported missing in Nova Scotia after the vehicles they were travelling in became submerged in floodwaters, RCMP say. Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said two separate searches started early Saturday at the height of the storm. “Two children are unaccounted for in relation to an incident in West

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“NATO’s latest moves could bottle up much of Russia’s naval power”

A Russian nuclear submarine sails off to take part in Pacific Fleet drills near Vladivostok, Russia on April 14, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Since midnight Wednesday, Moscow time, Russia has been warning the world that any ship approaching a Ukrainian port “will be regarded as potential carriers of military cargo.” This obvious

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“Mississauga, Ont., mosque attacker who planned ‘mass casualty event’ pleads guilty to 3 charges”

Mohammad Moiz Omar pleaded guilty to three charges Wednesday, including administering a noxious substance, assault with a weapon, and mischief to religious property with motivation of bias, prejudice or hate based on religion. (Michael Cole/CBC) A man who assaulted worshippers at a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., last year had been planning the attack for a year and

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“Emergency Alert: Ontario Regions Struggle with Ambulance Pressures”

Paramedics unload patients from ambulances at the emergency department of a Toronto hospital. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the

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