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• Volunteers needed for cigarette butt blitz across Hamilton this coming Friday The Bay Observer Cigarette butts account for 1 in 5 pieces of litter that our found at Hamilton cleanups. Cigarette butts are made from 12,000 plastic microfibres called cellulose acetate – which never breaks down in the environment. These micro-plastics cause harm to our …
• Canadian grad students won their first raise in 20 years. Here’s how Support Our Science made it happen. Southern Fried Science Canadian Masters students will now get up to $27,500 CAD a year, up from $17,500. Ph.D. students will get up to $40,000 CAD a year, up from as low as $20,000. Here’s how the leaders of Support Our Science did it. The following interview has been lightly …
• Denley: Why is the City of Ottawa throwing a $22-million tax giveaway at seven developments? Ottawa Citizen Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists City councillors indulge in the fantasy that they have their hands on economic levers when in reality their hands are in your pockets. A November 2023 file photo of Ottawa city council Photo by Tony Caldwell / …
• Trudeau announces $5B-loan guarantee program for Indigenous communities Stratford Today SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is offering $5 billion in loan guarantees to support Indigenous communities seeking ownership stakes in natural resource and energy projects. SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is …
• Digital transformation baton passes to Canada after GovernmentDX event in Washington DC Global Government Forum US federal chief information officer Clare Martorana and Stephen Burt, Canada’s chief data officer and assistant deputy minister of data and digital policy Welcome to Global Government Forum’s monthly Digital and Data Monitor. This month’s newsletter …
• B.C. puts social media harms bill on hold, will work with platforms to help young people stay safe online The Globe and Mail Open this photo in gallery:In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The British Columbia government has agreed to shelve proposed legislation that would have allowed it to sue social media companies …
• St Kitts and Nevis makes impactful contribution to Ministerial meetings in advance of UNEP’s Meeting to Secure a Global Plastic Treaty Win Media SKN BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 23 April 2024 – In building momentum ahead of COP16, the Government of St Kitts and Nevis through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action & Constituency Empowerment is participating in several Ministerial and bilateral events …
• The Six Best Exhibitions to See in Venice Frieze Julien Creuzet | Giardini, French pavilion | 20 April – 24 November  Julien Creuzet, ‘Attila cataract your source at the feet of the green peaks will end up in the great sea blue abyss we drowned in the tidal tears of the moon’, 2024, exhibition view.  …
• Buffalo Sabres TV ratings drop about 15% as Lindy Ruff tries to reestablish fan belief Buffalo News - New York The television ratings for the Buffalo Sabres this past season illustrate that coach Lindy Ruff has his work cut out for him to instill believe in the National Hockey League team in his second go-around behind the bench. Anecdotal interviews with fans of …
• Growcer raises $3M to scale up modular vertical farming solutions Canadian Manufacturing OTTAWA — Growcer Inc. has secured $3 million in a funding round led by investors Modern Niagara, Jeff Westeinde, and former Farm Boy Co-CEO Jeff York. Growcer Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in modular vertical farms for year-round food production. …