While some countries have committed to a clean energy transition, others appear to be turning back to “an outdated fossil-fuel dependent playbook,” the report said.
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities president Coun. Trish Mandewo said her members want to see action from the provincial government on those related files.
The United Kingdom, Australia and Portugal joined Canada in recognizing an independent Palestinian state on Sunday before leaders from around the world arrived in New York City for this week's 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union now ranks Canada in 71st place in terms of the percentage of women in national parliaments, a steep drop from its 28th place ranking in 2000.
An RCMP statement says police support is being given to the lead agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which has been "granted lawful authority to execute a search warrant."
Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says the end of the strike is welcome news for Cowichan Valley residents, after the "deeply disruptive" dispute.