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A report from a coalition of environmental groups shows that
The annual Banking on Climate Chaos report shows the bank's funding between 2016 and 2021 put it as the fifth-largest fossil fuel funder but 2022 was the first year it provided the most money.
According to the data, Scotiabank ranked ninth globally last year with
At RBC's annual shareholder meeting last week, chief executive
Environmental advocates have been pushing banks to phase out fossil fuel funding as a way to make it harder to build new oil and gas projects and to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions.
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An independent expert panel is set to release recommendations to reform the
The panel appointed by the
The report will be the latest in a series of reviews that scrutinized policing in the northern
The panel has called for more Indigenous leadership within the police and board in an interim report that was released in September.
Veteran RCMP officer
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A U-S federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.
The drug, mifepristone, was approved for use by the
By a 2-1 vote a panel of three judges narrowed, for now, a decision
by a lower court judge in
Either side, or both, could take the appeals court's action to the Supreme Court.
Opponents of the drug could seek to keep the full lower court ruling in effect. The Biden administration, meanwhile, could ask the high court to allow all the FDA changes to remain in place while the case continues to play out.
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“Threatening military gestures” increase “the risk of unintentional military confrontations,” a spokeswoman for Baerbock’s ministry,
“We, therefore, call on all partners in the region and are working also with our international partners to contribute to a de-escalation in the strait of
European governments are increasingly worried about Chinese pressure on
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The CBC cancelled "Front Page Challenge." The current events game show had been an institution on Canadian television since 1957.
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What used to be known as the streaming service H-B-O Max is now going to be just Max – but it will include programming from Warner Brothers Discovery.
Max will replace H-B-O Max as of
The programming featured on Discovery Plus streaming will be available on Max, but Discovery Plus will still be offered. The new service will include H-B-O originals, Warner Brothers films like “Casablanca,” the D-C universe and programs from H-G-T-V, Food Network,
It’s a move by the parent companies that were involved in a corporate deal last year.
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The result is the creation of the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre, which is to serve as a hub for police and the private sector to learn about emerging cryptocurrency and cybercrime trends.
Police Chief
He said officers want to be able to support someone who loses cryptocurrency the same way they would help a senior who was robbed after taking money out of a bank machine.
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