Britain’s Prince Harry has won an apology and substantial damages from the publishers of the Mail on Sunday after he sued the tabloid for libel over claims he had turned his back on the military when he ended his royal role. Harry launched the legal action after an article in …
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Ontario to announce on Wednesday when schools will reopen
Toronto Ontario will announce on Wednesday when its schools will reopen, according to Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce says he will announce on Wednesday the dates of when schools will reopen in the province.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Ontario will announce on Wednesday when its schools …
Read More »Ontario education minister set to make announcement as more students head back to school
Toronto Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to make on announcement Monday as more students head back to school for in-person classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the province. Ontario education minister gives update on back-to-school plans amid COVID-19 Stephen Lecce speaks about what the government is doing …
Read More »Climate change disasters in B.C. likely to increase if industrial logging continues unchecked: report
British Columbia A report commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says keeping healthy, mature forests safe from industrial logging will help protect the province from catastrophic flooding, wildfires, droughts and heat waves caused by climate change. An aerial photograph of the Nahmint Valley outside Port Alberni, B.C., shows protected old growth …
Read More »Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers
Edmonton Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. The province's 2019 five-year monitoring plan shows stations on two rivers and a creek polluted with selenium from coal mines were mothballed. (Istock) Alberta government …
Read More »How growing global electric car sales could be a boon for Alberta
Edmonton Global sales of electric vehicles grew by 43 per cent in 2020, according to numbers recently released by sales database EV Volumes. A key component of their batteries is lithium, a mineral found in the province — if you know where to look. Lithium, a key component in electric …
Read More »OECD-PCC flags PH high logistics cost
The Philippines is urged to open its logistics sector to more foreign competition and remove rules granting preferential treatment only to certain firms to reduce the high cost of logistics and realize the crucial economic role in the sector, which has an estimated $11 billion market size. This was highlighted …
Read More »Metro Pacific launches Cordova Mangrove Center
As part of its sustainable development initiative, Metro Pacific launched a mangrove propagation project on the site of its P30-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). Mangroves are the only natural forests found in Cordova and the center was the first of its kind in the Visayas and the third in the …
Read More »NGCP donates test booths, COVID test kits to Pasay LGU
As part of its continuing efforts to help the Filipino people combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) donated test booths and COVID-19 test kits to the local government of Pasay City. NGCP turned over 50 test booths and 10,000 COVID-19 antibody test kits to …
Read More »DTI proposes price caps on pork’s entire value chain
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a standing recommendation to impose price caps on pork not just on the retail price side, but across the value chain to ensure traders, hog raisers and other middle men are not engaged in profiteering activities. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez stressed …
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