Over 31.000 people moved to Alberta from elsewhere in Canada - mostly British Columbia and Ontario - in the first quarter of 2023; latest numbers from Canadian Real Estate Association confirm the province as the most attractive for movers within Canada

4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an international legally binding document on plastic pollution, also in the marine environment, closed in Ottawa with 176 countries participating and a draft text available in all UN languages

Yet another fire in a month caused partial disruption of the subway service on line 2 in Toronto for over two days, forcing TTC to postpone planned maintenance work to avoid further difficulties to tens of thousands of passengers

Canada will host Cliff Diving World Series for the first time since the circuit started in 2009; the event will take place in the Port of Montreal's Grand Quay on 25 August, with athletes diving into St. Lawrence River from 21 (women) and 27 (men) meters

The BC Coroners Service says 177 people died in February due to “toxic, unregulated drugs”, fentanyl or strong opioids were found in 80% of overdose deaths and over 175 people have died for the toxic drug supply in each of the last 20 consecutive months