US President Donald Trump has reversed his position on annexing Greenland. He announced that he will not use force or impose 10% tariffs on the eight European nations that were most vocal in their opposition to his actions. Instead, Trump is entering into negotiations to acquire Greenland, which he described as merely “a piece of ice.”
Continue reading Trump backs down on Greenland threatsScandinavia continues to dominate the Global Competitiveness Index, with Finland, Sweden, and Denmark placing first, second, and third out of 192 nations in 2025. The rest of Europe follows closely behind. Japan, ranked #19, is the only non-European country in the top 20. The United States has fallen from #3 in 2016, the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, to #42 under President Donald Trump in 2025. During the same timeframe, Canada has dropped from #15 to #30.
Continue reading The United States and Canada continue to decline in terms of Global Competitiveness
While the world has already reached the threshold of a 1.5°C increase in global temperatures, many scientists believe it is still possible to get back on track. According to the 2023 UN Emissions Gap Report, this would require a 42% cut in our emissions. It would take a 28% reduction to keep emissions below 2.0°C by the end of this century. A tool on the Berkeley Earth website shows each nation’s emissions in 2022, their current trajectory by 2100 and where it could be if all net zero pledges are met.
Continue reading Global Average Temperatures Of Select Nations: A Report Card
Greater Campbell River continues to be one of the worst Local Health Areas in the province for unregulated drug deaths, according to the BC Coroner’s Service. Vancouver-Centre North, Terrace, Prince George and Grand Forks were also named.
So far this year, 1,925 British Columbians have lost their lives because of unregulated drug use. 155 of them died in October.
These numbers come on the heels of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s recently released State of Mental Health in Canada 2024, which reported that “32% of all apparent drug-related deaths in Canada occurred in British Columbia. This province is ground zero in the drug toxicity crisis. The high rates of housing insecurity and unaffordability, core housing need and poverty all contribute to these drug-related harms.”
Continue reading Greater Campbell River Continues To Be Among BC’s worst Local Health Areas For Toxic Drug Deaths
By Radha Agarwal, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Prince Rupert’s Legacy Inc. has leased 79 acres of Watson Island to Hy2gen Canada to analyze the feasibility of a hydrogen-based energy export project for Prince Rupert.
The city wholly owns Legacy, the landholder of Watson Island.
Continue reading Prince Rupert leases part of Watson Island for hydrogen energy study
