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Canada Risks Losing $8.7B Annually Without Critical Minerals Action
Canada could be missing out on CA$12 billion ($8.7 billion) annually in critical minerals production by 2040, unless the government takes urgent action to de-risk investments and accelerate mining development, according to the Canadian Climate...

Canada's expanded G7 guest list to tackle climate, economy and security
Photo: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Canada is bringing the world to...

Canada returnee sentenced to jail for assaulting KAI official in Lagos
A Magistrate court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a 52-year-old Canada returnee, Mr Morufudeen Idowu, to three months imprisonment for crossing the Ojota Expressway, resisting arrest and assaulting a KAI officer in the...

Canada Returnee In Custody After Alleged Assault On Lagos KAI Official
Share A 52-year-old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, has been arrested in Lagos following an alleged assault on an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), commonly known as KAI, who attempted to prevent him from...

Canada Returnee Arrested For Assaulting Sanitation Officer In Lagos
A 52-year-old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, has been arrested in Lagos after allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) who tried to stop him from crossing the expressway. According to Lagos...

Canada returnee arrested for assaulting Lagos KAI official
A 52-year-old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, was arrested in Lagos, after allegedly assaulting a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps official who attempted to stop him from crossing the expressway. The suspect, according to the Lagos...

Canada returnee detained for allegedly assaulting Lagos KAI official
A 52-year-old man, Morufudeen Idowu, who recently returned from Canada, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, better known as KAI, who attempted to stop him from crossing the...

Climate Investment Funds approve $2.6bn coal-exit plan for South Africa
A World Bank-linked climate fund has backed South African plans to cut its reliance on coal, unlocking up to $2.6-billion in financing and giving the nation’s energy transition an unexpected boost. The approval of the updated plan by the Climate...

Canada Returnee Arrested for Assaulting Kai Officer in Lagos
A 52-year-old man returning from Canada, Morufudeen Idowu, was arrested in Lagos, after allegedly assaulting a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps official who attempted to stop him from crossing the expressway. The suspect, according to...

Canada returnee arrested for assaulting KAI official in Lagos
A 52-year-old man, Morufudeen Idowu, who recently returned from Canada, has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), commonly known as KAI, during an enforcement...

Canada returnee arrested for assaulting KAI personnel in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has announced the arrest of a Canada returnee, Mr Morufudeen Idowu, for assaulting a personnel of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, otherwise known as KAI. In a terse statement on Friday, the Lagos State...

Canadian concert goers, venues turn to buy now, pay later plans as event spending wanes
Open this photo in gallery:Dua Lipa performs on stage at Ziggo Dome on June 4, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The singer is set to perform in Canada this summer.Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Canadian music fans purchasing tickets to Coldplay, Dua Lipa,...

Ivey prof explains how to apply ‘buy Canadian’ movement to investing
In an era marked by rising tariffs, global uncertainty and renewed national pride, more Canadians are looking for ways to keep their dollars at home – not just in what they buy, but also in how they invest. While “Buy Canadian” momentum is easy to...

Recap Aquaculture Canada 2025’s last few days: Cooke addresses crowd, interviews with Undercurrent
Undercurrent News was reporting live from the Aquaculture Canada conference, hosted in New Brunswick by the Aquaculture Association of Canada, June 8-11. Recap below all the news from the final few days of the event below: Aquaculture industry...

Opinion: Canada’s economy can’t grow if the Fraser Valley is left behind
The region is a national trade corridor and economic engine, but it needs federal and provincial investment to meet its full potential Prime Minister Mark Carney won his election campaign on a promise to build “Canada Strong.” In the first weeks...
BIS: Basel Committee Publishes Framework For Voluntary Disclosure Of Climate-Related Financial Risks
The Basel Committee has published a voluntary framework for disclosing climate-related financial risks for jurisdictions to consider. The framework incorporates flexibility to account for evolving climate-related data. The Committee will monitor...

Seeds Canada Members Set Out to Build a Sustainability Guide. What Happened Surprised Them
After much hard work, we’re proud to unveil the Seeds Canada Guide to Sustainable Seed at our upcoming annual meeting in Quebec City. When I first picked up this project, I knew it would be big — but I’ll be honest, it ended up being even bigger...

Court jails Canada returnee three months for assaulting KAI official
A 52 year old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (popularly known as KAI) at Ojota. Punch Online reported that Idowu was...

The Best Way to Deploy $10,000 in This Market Environment
April 2025 saw global stock markets enter a strange phase of declines when the newly reelected US President, Donald Trump, announced new tariffs. Trump did not spare any country from tariffs, including Canada and Mexico. Among the targets for new...

Ghana and Canada must collaborate to transform their energy sectors - Deputy energy minister
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has affirmed that organizations and institutions within Ghana’s energy sector are eager to collaborate with the Canadian government and private investors to optimize the country’s...