Industry leaders launch net-zero agri-food sector alliance
A group of leaders in the agriculture and food industries is launching a national alliance to work toward achieving net zero in Canada's agri-food sector by 2050.
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Liberals look to crack down on international student rackets as part of housing crisis
Liberal cabinet ministers are suggesting the federal government is ready to tackle long-standing problems related to the international student program, including cases of fraud and exploitation by shady educational institutions.
Liberals zero in on housing at cabinet retreat in Charlottetown
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a new mission for his cabinet at a three-day retreat in Charlottetown this week, in a bid to restore Canadians' sense of economic security and their confidence in his government.
Federal tax incentive could spur rental construction, financing experts
High housing prices have forced many Canadians to accept that they may never be able to afford buying their own home.
Liberals called on to boost social housing stock in line with peer nations
If a single mother with a newborn baby starts looking for city-subsidized housing in Canada's largest urban centre today, she might see her child enter high school before they find a new home.
The road less travelled: How circular economy thinking can inform next-generation climate policy
To capture the real potential of next-generation climate policies informed by “circular thinking,” a more strategically focused approach is required.
More people rooming together to combat high housing costs, census results show
When Gina Athanasiou's father died in 2016, she realized her mother, who bounced between Canada and Greece for most of her life, didn't have a pension large enough to cover the soaring costs of a Toronto home.
No one size fits all when it comes to building better
Five new reports bring human health to the forefront of the climate mitigation conversation in an attempt to empower communities and decision-makers to consider local impacts when deciding on low-carbon infrastructure.
Measuring Quebec’s strides in the circular economy
The Smart Prosperity Institute, an Ottawa-based think tank, released a report evaluating Quebec’s efforts in waste reduction and sustainability.
Fed promise to plant trees a good green plan: study
A green economy think tank at the University of Ottawa says the federal government's promise to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years is a cheap way to pull greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Canada 150 program results in 'brain gain' for Canadian universities: Duncan
Last June, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan hung out the "we're hiring" sign and dangled grants of up to $1 million to try and lure some of the best and brightest international researchers to come to work in Canada.