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De bevolking van Canada is vorig jaar met een recordhoogte van 1 miljoen mensen gestegen, voornamelijk als gevolg van immigratie. De Canadese overheid meldde deze groei vandaag, waarmee Canada zich aansluit bij de snelst groeiende landen ter wereld. De bevolkingsaanwas van 2,7% is de grootste sinds 1957, veroorzaakt door de naoorlogse babyboom en vluchtelingeninstroom.

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Een ijsstorm in het oosten van Canada heeft drie levens gekost en veel materiële schade veroorzaakt. Honderdduizenden gezinnen in Quebec zitten nog steeds zonder stroom, hoewel het aantal getroffen huishoudens is afgenomen van 1,1 miljoen tot ongeveer 450.000. Montréal heeft zes noodopvangcentra geopend voor bewoners zonder stroom.

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Canada has sent a disaster assessment team to Turkiye following the devastating earthquake that killed nearly 12,000 people and wounded thousands more. The Canadian Disaster Assessment Team consists of military and Global Affairs officials. The Canadian government has faced criticism for not sending search and rescue teams to assist with relief efforts, with local organizations sending teams abroad to help.

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Canada deploys military assessment team to Turkiye after earthquake

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Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkiye on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake that's killed thousands, as the federal government faced criticism that the window to help with rescue efforts was closing.

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Giftige stoffen die gebruikt worden bij de productie van toiletpapier zijn gevonden in orka's aan de westkust van Canada, wat leidt tot bezorgdheid over hun bedreigde status. Wetenschappers vonden de chemicaliën, waaronder 4-nonylfenol, die niet afbreken in de natuur en schade aan het zenuwstelsel kunnen veroorzaken, in het weefsel van 12 orka-kadavers. Bovendien bleek dat 95% van de 4NP van de moeder naar de foetus ging. Deze schadelijke stoffen hebben hun weg gevonden naar de top van de voedselketen en de onderzoekers dringen aan op het stoppen van de productie van dergelijke chemicaliën.

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Giftige stoffen uit toiletpapier gevonden in bedreigde orka’s in Canada

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From the red sand beaches of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic, to the snow-capped Rockies in the West, to the permafrost that covers much of the Canadian Arctic - Canada is known for our landscapes. Nature is part of who we are as Canadians, but it is under threat. Today, we are welcoming the world to Canada to make sure nature remains part of who we will be for generations to come.

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Montréal today to welcome delegates from around the world to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. As a global leader in conservation, Canada stepped up to be the host location for COP15 from December 7 to 19, 2022, and renew the call for ambitious action to protect nature.

In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister highlighted Canada's commitment to ensuring COP15 is a success by working with international partners to reach an agreement on an ambitious Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The GBF would provide a collective roadmap that will guide worldwide efforts on biodiversity conservation until 2030.

In support of this goal, Prime Minister Trudeau today announced that Canada will provide a new contribution of $350 million to support developing countries - home to the vast majority of the world's biodiversity - to advance conservation efforts. This funding will support the implementation of the future GBF. This is in addition to the more than $1 billion Canada has already pledged to support climate action projects that address the effects of climate change on biodiversity loss in developing countries.

Today's new investment further positions Canada as a global leader in protecting nature. It is in addition to billions of dollars in historic investments we have made since 2016 to conserve nature and biodiversity here at home and around the world. By stepping up and bringing the world together in Montréal, we can stop biodiversity loss and build a healthy planet for future generations.

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"When people think of Canada, they think of our landscapes and the richness of our nature - parts of who we are. Today, we welcome the world to Montréal to continue working together to make sure the planet we leave to our kids and grandkids has clean air, clean water, and an abundance of nature to enjoy."

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

"The fight to protect nature has never been more important than it is right now. With a million species at risk of extinction around the world, COP15 is a generational opportunity to work together to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and create a nature-positive world. Canada stepped up to welcome the world for this conference and sees it as an opportunity to rally federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous ambition to protect 30 per cent of our lands and waters by 2030."

The Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Quick Facts

Canada has ambitious goals to protect 25 per cent of its lands and oceans by 2025, and 30 per cent of each - a land mass almost as large as the European Union - by 2030. At COP15, Canada will continue to push other countries to commit to conserving 30 per cent of the world's land and oceans by 2030.

Canada is already a leader in nature conservation:

We have made the two largest investments to protect our lands in Canadian history since 2016: more than $1 billion for the Nature Legacy initiative, and $2.3 billion from Budget 2021 to protect nature, fight climate change, and create jobs.

These investments include more than $440 million to support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis to protect nature and biodiversity through their unique rights and ways of knowing. It also is an important part of advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

In the weeks leading to COP15, Canada already announced over $185 million in funding for conservation initiatives here at home and important steps forward for species at risk, including:

$109 million from the Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund for 40 conservation projects across the country;

More than $60 million through the Enhanced Nature Legacy initiative to support the recovery and protection of some of Canada's most iconic species; and

The launch of consultations on the assessment of the status of the Monarch butterfly and the Western Bumble Bee.

The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity brings together nearly 20,000 delegates from more than 190 countries and member states to engage in important negotiations and dialogue around biodiversity conservation.

The Canadian delegation at COP15 is led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and includes representatives from the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, Indigenous organizations, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, and youth.

At COP15, Canada's pavilion will showcase Canadian action and leadership on biodiversity conservation, promote partnerships and ambitious action, and amplify the voices of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth. An Indigenous village will showcase the vital role of Indigenous Peoples as stewards of the land and offer a gathering space for Indigenous participants at the conference.

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Canada welcomes the world for COP15 to protect nature

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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Montréal today to welcome delegates from around the world to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Canada heeft een nieuwe klimaatadaptatiestrategie onthuld van meer dan 1 miljard dollar. Het zou dienen om de Canadezen te beschermen tegen overstromingen, ... Het zou moeten voorkomen dat er nog sterfgevallen zijn door hitte, overstromingen, ...

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Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, unveiled today, commits the federal government to new targets for preventing extreme heat deaths, reversing species loss and protecting homes in flood- and wildfire-prone areas.

Environment and Climate Change Canada released the strategy - which has been almost two years in the making - in Prince Edward Island, one of the Atlantic provinces that felt the brunt of Hurricane Fiona in September.

The strategy envisions a country prepared to deal with the worst impacts of climate change. The high-level document talks about multiple targets but doesn't provide any hard numbers. The government says its goal is to set the stage for more detailed implementation plans to be rolled out later.

The government also announced $1.6 billion over five years in new funding to help jump-start the work that needs to be done. The money is meant to improve disaster response, protect Canadians from extreme heat and health effects and top up the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund.

The funding required from the public and private sectors to address the impacts of climate change in Canada is estimated at $5.3 billion per year, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, a trade association that represents the industry.

A federal official speaking on background told reporters Thursday the new funding is a "down payment" and acknowledged more will be required to achieve the strategy's goals. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair seemed to acknowledge this at the announcement.

"Clearly, there will need to be significant investments by all orders of governments and all Canadians across the country," Blair told reporters.

The NDP says it's not enough.

"This is a step in the right direction," said New Democrat emergency preparedness critic Richard Cannings. "It's just it's taken a long time.

"It's too little. We need much more ambition here to really do some meaningful things [to] prepare Canadians and communities for climate change."

While governments and communities have been anticipating and planning for the effects of climate change - which range from droughts and floods to permafrost loss, failing infrastructure and pressure on ecosystems - more needs to be achieved, says the strategy document.

"Our collective actions have often been insufficient or disjointed, and have not resulted in the swiftness and scale of adaptation that communities in Canada require," the document states.

Embedding climate change in all decision-making

In the hope of resetting the country's approach, the strategy rests on several pillars: disaster resilience, health and well-being, nature and infrastructure.

Without going into specifics, the strategy outlines several targets - such as reducing the number of people affected or killed by floods, wildfires and extreme heat.

On the infrastructure front, the strategy calls for embedding "climate change in all decisions to locate, plan, design, manage, adapt, operate and maintain infrastructure systems across their lifecycle."

The strategy commits Canada to new construction guidelines and standards, especially in areas prone to wildfires, flooding and other climate-related threats.

It sets broad targets for stopping and reversing nature and biodiversity loss. Indigenous communities, it says, must have opportunities to protect their traditional lands.

The strategy calls for expanding urban forests and wetlands in city landscapes. These nature-based solutions have been proven to reduce emissions and minimize the impacts of flooding and heat waves on urban populations.

The most significant aspect of Thursday's plan is that it outlines these priorities, said Sarah Miller, an adaptation research associate at the Canadian Climate Institute. She added that some may be tempted to focus on how much money is needed.

"That's essential because without [setting priorities], no amount of money is going to make a real difference," she said.

The strategy is meant to be a living document. The government promises to update it every five years and to start issuing progress reports as soon as 2025.

Feeling the effects of climate change

Climate change has had devastating impacts on Canadians already. In June 2021, Western Canada experienced a historic heat dome which set a record temperature of 49.6 degrees C in Lytton, B.C. A forest fire would later tear through the community.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault called Hurricane Fiona in September "the most severe hurricane in the history of Canada. We've never seen anything like this."

"Lives were lost, and this is because of climate change," he added.

Economic analysis shows the impacts of climate change will be severe, even if the world does not exceed the international goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C. A recent United Nations report warned that the failure of individual nations to cut their emissions is "leading our planet to at least 2.5 degrees warming, a level deemed catastrophic by scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."

The Canadian Climate Institute estimates that by 2025, the impact of climate change could cut economic growth by $25 billion annually. More recently, the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated that even if the world meets its emissions reduction commitments, Canada's real GDP will take a 5.8 per cent hit in 2100.

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Canada unveils new climate adaptation strategy with more than $1-billion commitment | CBC News

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Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, unveiled today, commits the federal government to new targets for preventing extreme heat deaths, reversing species loss and protecting homes in flood- and wildfire-prone areas. Environment and Climate Change Canada released the strategy - which has been almost two years in the making - in Prince Edward Island, one of the Atlantic provinces that felt the brunt of Hurricane Fiona in September.

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Air Canada heeft nieuwe vliegtuigen aangekocht. Deze vliegtuigen zullen vooral dienst doen voor de vluchten richting de VS en Latijns-Amerika. Ook binnen Canada zal je binnenkort de vliegtuigen zien rondvliegen.

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De Airbus A220 speelt een belangrijke rol in de modernisering van de Air Canada-vloot, aldus Mark Galardo, senior vice president Network Planning and Revenue Management bij Air Canada. De toestellen zijn relatief zuinig en stil, en bieden voor passagiers als voordeel dat er grotere bagagebakken en comfortabelere stoelen aan boord zijn.

De luchtvaartmaatschappij nam haar eerste A220-300 in december 2019 in gebruik. Air Canada heeft ook nog een order voor tien A321XLR's uitstaan bij Airbus. Die worden onder andere ingezet op trans-Atlantische routes.

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Air Canada bestelt vijftien extra Airbus A220-300's

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MONTREAL - Air Canada heeft een aanvullende order geplaatst voor vijftien Airbus A220-300's. Hiermee komt de totale bestelling voor dit model op zestig toestellen. Op dit moment heeft de Canadese luchtvaartmaatschappij al dertig A220's in gebruik, worden ingezet op routes binnen Canada en naar de VS en Latijns-Amerika.

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Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland en Labrador, Canada

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Er zijn overstromingen door de storm Fiona aan de oostkust van Canada. Vele mensen zitten zonder stroom. De storm is 1 van de zwaarste stormen ooit in Canada.

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Oostkust van Canada getroffen door storm Fiona: overstromingen, huizen weggespoeld en honderdduizenden zonder stroom

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De doortocht van storm Fiona heeft grote materiële schade veroorzaakt in het oosten van Canada.