鈥淭he United Nations secretary-general, Ant贸nio Guterres, has appealed to Myanmar to end the violence that has led more than 120,000 Rohingya people to flee in the last two weeks, which he warned was 鈥榗reating a situation that can destabilise the region鈥�.鈥� ()
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鈥淎irbnb and the Government of Quebec have finalized the first-ever tax agreement in Canada that will allow Airbnb to collect and remit the tax on accommodation on behalf of hosts using its residential sharing platform.
"The storm, which hit Tuesday afternoon and brought winds of up to 120 km/h, snapped tree branches, uprooted trees and downed hydro poles from the West Island over to the Saint-Henri neighbourhood, but authorities say there have been no reported injuries." (CBC)
David Wees' research interests include horticulture, greenhouses, sweet potatoes, and urban agriculture. He will answer questions from the media on tree damage due to storms.
Religious bullying & religious literacy, inclusion of minorities in public education 鈥� alice.chan [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Alice Chan), Ph.D Candidate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), English only
Indigenous Education - ekim039 [at] gmail.com (Eun-Ji Amy Kim), Ph.D Candidate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, English only
鈥淏ad news for anyone who still believes in freedom from work at 55. The number of women of this age and older who reported having jobs rose by 14,000 from June and by 66,000 from a year earlier. The number of working men aged 55 and older increased by 69,000 from 2016.鈥� ()
, Associate Professor of Economics, 黑料网爆吃瓜
鈥淎 coalition composed mainly of relatives of missing and murdered Indigenous women is demanding the replacement of all remaining commissioners and a reset of the inquiry initiated by the federal Liberal government to look into the tragedy.鈥� ()
A new聽聽shows that almost sixty percent (57.8%) of homeless youth in Canada report involvement with the child welfare system at some point in their lives. In comparison, among the general population in Canada, roughly 0.3% of youth have child welfare involvement. This suggests that youth experiencing homelessness are 193 times more likely than youth in the general population to report involvement with the child welfare system.
B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over
鈥淜evin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service said Thursday that 4,910 square kilometres of forest, bush and grassland have been torched, making 2017 the second worst in recorded history in terms of land destroyed. August is usually one of the busiest months for fire, so the situation could get worse, he added.鈥�
鈥淎 new air passenger bill of rights would punish airlines for keeping people on the tarmac longer than three hours, forcing them to compensate passengers. But it would not compel carriers to disembark a plane delayed for long periods.鈥� ()
John Gradek, lecturer, School of Continuing Studies, 黑料网爆吃瓜
鈥淐anadians are living increasingly alone and without children, according to the latest census figures released by Statistics Canada.鈥� ()
鈥淯.S. President Donald Trump's surprisingly caustic complaints about trade with Canada in recent days could be setting the stage for a broader renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement than previously advertised.鈥� ()
Andrea Bjorklund, Professor, Faculty of Law, 黑料网爆吃瓜
In the United Kingdom, "the number of adult men being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has risen by 70% over the past six years 鈥� the same rate of increase as among women," reports . Is there a similar trend in Canada?聽
鈥淭he Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.鈥� ()
"One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up." ()
