Hello everyone, and happy Canada Day.
Category: Economy (Page 4 of 7)
Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors.
- 🇳🇴 Norway » Global Freedom Score 100
- 🇫🇮 Finland » 100
- 🇸🇪 Sweden » 100
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand » 99
- 🇨🇦 Canada » 98
- 🇩🇰 Denmark » 97
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands » 97
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay » 97
- 🇮🇪 Ireland » 97
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg » 97
July 1 is our national holiday!
On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act (today known as the Constitution Act, 1867) creates Canada.
Canada Day is a day to reflect on what it means to be Canadian, to share what makes us proud and to celebrate in our own way.
CTV »
Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze in almost every province and territory.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported Monday afternoon that 76,129 square kilometres of forest and other land has burned since Jan. 1. That exceeds the previous record set in 1989 of 75,596 square kilometres, according to the National Forestry Database.
CNN » Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe
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BBC »
A left-wing progressive standard-bearer has won Toronto’s mayoral election, triumphing in a historically crowded field of 102 candidates.
Olivia Chow, 66, said she will work to build a city that is “more caring, affordable and safe”.
The race had focused largely on affordability and public safety.