Sunday, November 26, 2023

Canadian grocery chains report rise in profits as shoppers struggle amid rising costs


Global News on Youtube has the story about the Canadian economy.

Two of Canada’s biggest grocers reported a rise in sales and profits year-over-year in their latest quarterly earnings reports on Wednesday.

According to Metro and Loblaw, sales growth in their pharmacy and cosmetics divisions helped drive profits in the last quarter.

But the increase in profits comes as Canadians are increasingly frustrated with rising costs.

Ahmar Khan breaks down the numbers.

Canada: Moment a plane nearly crash-landed in Toronto


Take a look at The Moment a plane nearly crash-landed in Toronto, Canada.

CBC News: The National on Youtube has the exciting story.

CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian public broadcast service.

Michael Yaneff livestreamed an Air Canada flight that came dangerously close to crash-landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport on his YouTube channel. Tahmeed Rahim, who was onboard the aircraft, describes his experience from inside.

Canada: How restaurant workers are feeling the pinch of inflation


Here's how restaurant workers are feeling the pinch of inflation.

CBC News on Youtube has the story.

CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian public broadcast service.

With the cost of everything on the rise, you may have noticed your favourite restaurant has raised its prices - that is, if it's been able to stay open at all. CBC Edmonton’s Mark Connolly met with a local Edmonton restaurateur and some of his staff to see how food and service prices are impacting workers on the front line.

'Astronomically expensive': Canada’s rental market keeps climbing


'Astronomically expensive': Canada’s rental market keeps climbing

CTV News on Youtube has the Canadian economy story.

Vancouver remains the most expensive city to rent, but prices in some smaller Canadian cities have skyrocketed.

CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations.

Canadian real estate going into hibernation, CREA numbers suggest


Canadian real estate going into hibernation, CREA numbers suggest

CBC News: The National on Youtube has the story.

CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian public broadcast service.

The latest numbers from the Canadian Real Estate Association show the typical winter market slowdown is happening earlier than usual.

The National is the flagship of CBC News, showcasing award-winning journalism from across Canada and around the world. Led by Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault and Ian Hanomansing, our team of trusted reporters helps you make sense of the world, wherever you are.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Alaska: "Like a hurricane": Moose fight destroys women's yard


"Like a hurricane": Moose fight destroys women's yard

CTV News on Youtube has the story.

Two moose wrought havoc at a home in Homer, Alaska, getting into a bloody fight that caused significant damage to a woman’s yard and car.

The so-called animal: "moose" or "elk" is the only species in the genus Alces. The moose is the tallest and second-largest land mammal in North America, only falling short of the American buffalo in terms of mass. It is the largest and heaviest extant species of deer. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. It has been reintroduced to some of its former habitats. Currently, most moose occur in Canada, Alaska, New England (with Maine having the most of the contiguous United States), New York State, Fennoscandia, the Baltic states, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

The moose food diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. Predators of moose include wolves, bears, humans, wolverines (rarely), and (while swimming in the ocean) orcas. Unlike most other deer species, moose do not form herds and are solitary animals, aside from calves who remain with their mother until the cow begins estrus (typically at 18 months after birth of the calf), at which point the cow chases them away. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive, and move quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn indeed features energetic fights between males competing for a female.

What are extant animals:

Extant describes species that DO exist. Virtually every creature you hear about on Something Wild is extant. Extinct and extant are opposites, leaving extirpation somewhere in the middle. Biologists use extirpated to describe species that no longer exist in a specific region.

Monday, October 23, 2023

Canada says India has violated international law, Canada halts in-person services at consulates


Global News on Youtube has the story.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government on Friday of violating international law through its threat to revoke diplomatic status of Canadian officials in that country, saying the move by New Delhi could have far reaching consequences.

His comments came after Canada pulled out 41 diplomats from the country as the tension between the two countries shows no sign of lightening.

As Sean Previl reports, the reduction in staff means consular access is also going to be more limited in the country.