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Disaster claims in Canada have more than quadrupled over the past 15 years, and climate change is fuelling the problem

‘Rather than surrendering our futures to false promises, young people like me want a say in building the future and world we inherit,’ writes Rachel Parent, COP28 youth delegate

Raymond Théberge made a statement today about an incident in which a Conservative MP asked the Heritage Minister to speak English during a committee hearing

Also: Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 5.8%; Climate change is making insurance coverage more expensive

You have to hand it to the suits at News Media Canada, who have pulled yet another lucrative rabbit out their hat by persuading Ottawa to not only extend its five-year $595 million bailout for two more years, but to more than double its allowed payout per journalist. This cash injection likely avoids disaster in the wake of the government’s ill-advised Online News Act.

Evgeny Afineevsky’s film Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom records the early stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its effect on everyone from mothers and the clergy to doctors and artists

As the energy transition goes on, burned investors are scared to touch the sector, and companies are barely treading water

In this issue, we also hear from a former deputy mayor of Kabul about how Pakistan’s treatment of Afghan refugees is shameful

Also: Ottawa is playing down a recent U.K. government warning that says an attempted terrorist attack in Canada is “very likely;” Fall economic statement to come Nov. 21

Also: Central bank says higher bond yields don’t preclude rate hikes; Canada’s Supreme Court issues ruling on federal environmental impact law