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Author: Alea St.Jacques

Canada

Advocates call for sustainable climate solutions in wake of federal election

As some vote as still being counted in the federal election, environmental advocates are highlighting a gap between public concern about climate change and the need for action, emphasizing the need for more effective communication and stronger proposals from all federal parties to bridge this divide.  A recent Angus Reid Institute poll indicated that nearly 70 per cent of Canadians...
Cycling

Baseline transitway hailed as potential ‘game changer’ for east-west cycling

The City of Ottawa is moving forward a 14-kilometre rapid bus transit corridor designed to revolutionize sustainable transportation between Bayshore and Heron stations. The first of three phases in the Baseline Transitway Project is to begin construction in spring 2025.  This first stage will focus on the reconstruction of the Greenbank Road and Baseline Road intersection, introducing bus priority lanes,...
Affordability

Tariffs could worsen Ontario rental market, expert says

Carleton University student Grace Rhodes hasn’t bought new clothes in two years. “I definitely don’t do stuff because I don’t have the money,” said Rhodes, who rents a home with five other students.  Rhodes said the “crazy” state of the rental market makes it hard to afford student life and has already quashed her hopes of home ownership. “Absolutely not...