Tourism of uncharted Arctic waters dangerous , says Canadian professor
Michael Byers, who teaches at the University of British Columbia, was on board the Akademik Ioffe in 2011 seven years before it would get stuck in the western Gulf Boothia near Kugaaruk, Nunavut.
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The Akademik Ioffe grounded near Kugaaruk, Nunavut, with 102 passengers and 61 crew on board in August 2018.(Transportation Safety Board)
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A cluster of 60 Starlink satellites is launched from a SpaceX rocket in 2020. SpaceX has plans to put more than 30,000 satellites in orbit.(SpaceX, via Twitter)
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new report by two Canadian researchers is highlighting the growing hazard of space debris. It warns that the new mega-constellations of tens of thousands of communication satellites could pose a new kind of danger that could ultimately threaten other satellites, astronauts, our ability to use space and could even have an impact on the climate.
Recently, the uncontrolled fall from space of a large Chinese rocket booster gained worldwide attention as no one could predict where it would come crashing to Earth. Fortunately, it
It is becoming increasingly clear that there is no military need for the continued Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. Israel is neither trying to acquire land nor defend its internationally recognized territory. The Israelis make no shame of the fact that the continued attacks on Gaza are aimed at achieving a senseless concept of deterrence.
iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Apr 27, 2021 6:31am Bank of Governor Tiff Macklem testifies before the House finance commitee today. LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem can expect to be cross-examined over what
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre describes as the “crackpot ‘Modern’ Monetary Theory of paying bills with printed cash” when he appears before
FINANCE later today to go over the details of the latest quarterly report on monetary policy, which was released last week.
Following the one-hour session with the central bank chief,
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and his team will brief MPs on their recent “economic and fiscal outlook.” (4 – 6 PM)
iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Apr 25, 2021 4:00pm Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in the House of Commons in November 2020, will see her inaugural budget put to a vote on Monday. (CPAC)
It may not be a cliffhanger, but it will still mark a milestone for the minority Liberal government: Barring a sudden twist in the cross-aisle plot,
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s inaugural budget is expected to sail through the last of three votes required to secure the official preliminary approval of the House on Monday evening. This will bring to a close the latest round of confidence checks with her party still in power, at least for the moment.