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Monthly Archives: August 2025
National park pressure; Sin city seeing fewer Canadians during slump: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
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Fraser River salmon returns this year a ‘real chance to celebrate,’ harvesters say
Fishermen and First Nations are among the many who are celebrating this year’s Fraser River sockeye salmon run and its estimated 6.3 million fish.
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Study finds impacts of colonization destroyed nearly 90% of Burrard Inlet food ecosystems
A new research partnership between the University of B.C. and Tsleil-Waututh Nation indicates impacts of colonization, including smallpox, overfishing and industrialization, destroyed nearly 90 per cent of the food systems and sources in the Burrard Inlet in Metro Vancouver over … Continue reading
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Air Canada flight attendants walk off the job as strike begins
More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike as of 12:58 a.m. ET on Saturday, after the airline and the union representing them failed to reach a deal ahead of the deadline.
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Flight attendant union asks jobs minister not to intervene in Air Canada negotiations
More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job around 1 a.m. ET on Saturday, followed by a company-imposed lockout if the two sides can’t reach an eleventh-hour deal.
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Why natural gas prices have yet to see a boost after LNG Canada startup
There were high hopes ahead of LNG Canada’s startup that the project would provide a major boost to weak Canadian natural gas prices by opening up access to markets in Asia. So far, a spike in prices has yet to … Continue reading
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Canadian home sales rose 6.6% in July compared to same time last year
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the market had slowed in previous months.
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Canada Post and union meeting pushed to next week due to mediator availability
A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says.
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Climate change ‘sets the stage for more extreme fire behaviour,’ says researcher
Grand Falls-Windsor fire Chief Vince MacKenzie says fires are starting to become synonymous with summer in Canada. Kaitlyn Trudeau has been researching that notion, and data from the Climate Shift Index indicates higher average temperatures are a direct result of … Continue reading
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Are EVs really greener than gas-powered cars?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we compare the environmental impacts of EVs and gas-powered cars; see how Seville, Spain is beating the heat; and look at the Canadian cities considering gondolas or cable cars as public transit.
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