Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mia Rabson
Publication Date: April 26, 2024 - 18:24
Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty, Guilbeault says
April 26, 2024
A global treaty to end plastic waste can be ambitious and successful without firm caps on plastic production, which are hard to design and harder to get agreement on, Canada’s environment minister said Friday.Negotiators from 175 countries are in Ottawa trying to solidify some of the details of such a treaty, which is supposed to be finalized this fall in Korea.
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An investigation commissioned by the Vatican has concluded a senior leader of Quebec’s Roman Catholic Church did not commit sexual misconduct.The allegations against Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, the archbishop of Quebec City, emerged in January when he was named as an alleged perpetrator in a class-action lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by clergy and staff.
May 21, 2024 - 08:52 | | The Globe and Mail
A new report says shelters are not designed to meet the physical or mental health needs of the growing number of older adults who are homeless.Lead author Dr. Jillian Alston says people who experience homelessness age faster than people who are housed due to factors such as ongoing stress and the inability to properly manage chronic medical conditions.
May 21, 2024 - 08:38 | Nicole Ireland | The Globe and Mail
Voters in the rural Nova Scotia electoral district of Pictou West will head to the polls for a by-election today to replace the recently retired legislative speaker.Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane announced her retirement last month, and two weeks later Premier Tim Houston called the by-election to fill the seat she had held since 2013.
May 21, 2024 - 08:32 | | The Globe and Mail
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