Explainer-What is at stake for investors in Kenya's elections?

Millions of Kenyans will head to the polls on Tuesday to pick a new president in a fiercely contested election that pitches veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto. President Uhuru Kenyatta is not running due to term limits but is backing Odinga. The final four opinion polls published last week put Odinga ahead with a margin of 6-8 points but Ruto has dismissed them as fake and designed to sway the electorate.

Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit

Tensions are mounting ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflicted on the world’s poorest people by climate change. When diplomats from nearly 200 countries meet on Nov. 7 in the beachside resort town of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, negotiations will tackle how to cut the CO2 emissions causing climate change and cope with existing climate impacts, including deadly heatwaves, wildfires, rising seas and drought. But another issue is likely to dominate the talks: “loss and damage,” or climate-related destruction to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods in the poorest countries that have contributed least to global warming.

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Ticket-holders outraged after Kultureland Festival abruptly changes venues, artists cancel

Some ticketholders say they're outraged after a music festival abruptly changed venues, providing short notice to visitors travelled from far and wide to attend the concert. The Kultureland Festival was scheduled to take place at Markham Fairgrounds Sunday, but it quickly changed venues to the Ajax Downs Racetrack right as doors were about to open in Markham at 4 p.m. The festival celebrates Afro-fusion and R&B music. Its first day was yesterday in Markham, but on Sunday, ticket-holders were abr

Negotiators optimistic about progress on Iran nuclear deal

VIENNA (AP) — Top negotiators in renewed talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal indicated Sunday that they are optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement to impose limits on Tehran's uranium enrichment. “We stand 5 minutes or 5 seconds from the finish line,” Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters outside Vienna’s Palais Coburg, four days into the talks. He said there are “3 or 4 issues” left to be resolved. “They are sensitive, especially for Iranians and Americans,

Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan Strait tensions

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Wong criticized China’s launch of ballistic missiles during the ongoing air and sea drills around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory. She also signed a joint statement with the United States and Japan on Saturday

Calgary remembers the fallen at memorial event in Peacekeeper Park

It was Aug. 9, 1974. A United Nations-marked Buffalo aircraft with nine Canadian peacekeepers on board was flying a resupply mission from Beirut to Damascus. While flying over Syria, a surface-to-air missile shot the plane out of the sky, killing all nine Canadians. It was the single largest number of peacekeepers killed in one event. On the anniversary, Peacekeepers' Day, Canada remembers them and hundreds of other Canadian service men and women who served peacekeeping and peace support operati

Analysis-Climate change, scarcity chip away at degrowth taboo

But, as climate change accelerates and supply chain disruptions offer rich-world consumers an unaccustomed taste of scarcity, the theory is becoming less taboo and some have started to ponder what a degrowth world might look like. After the U.N. climate science agency this year called for cuts in consumer demand - a core degrowth premise - the think tank that runs the Davos forum published a degrowth primer in June and the issue has even begun to crop up in investment notes. "It is a provocative term," Aniket Shah, Global Head of ESG and Sustainability Strategy at Jefferies said of the New York-based bank's June 13 note on the "Degrowth Opportunity".

A honey of a problem: Manitoba apiaries work to recover from huge winter losses

Mike Clark stands amid his nearly empty bee hives, hoping that his apiary, which has been raising honeybees since the First World War, can come back from a brutal winter that has ravaged bee colonies across the country — and Manitoba hardest of all. "Other guys are in production right now to extract honey, and I'm not seeing that we will produce any honey this year," Clark said. "We're hoping that they do make the winter this year. If we do have another heavy loss, it will be the nail in the cof

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

TOKYO (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension. “This is the moment … to ask the nuclear-armed countries to commit to the principle of non-first-use and to commit to not use and not threaten the non-nuclear countries,” Guterres said at a news conference in Tokyo, two days after he visi

Transit advocates frustrated by possible western LRT extension delay

Some transit advocates say they're frustrated over the potential delay of up to a year for the western extension of Ottawa's light rail transit system. Rail construction program director Michael Morgan outlined the delay in a quarterly update memo to city council Friday. The western extension of the Confederation Line was contracted to be completed by 2025 — but now it could be 2026, Morgan said. "The City is working closely with East West Connectors (EWC) to maintain the Confederation Line exte

Turf war heats up between real estate disruptor and industry establishment

An Ottawa entrepreneur who pleaded guilty to fraud charges over fudged car loans in 2009 is back in court — this time as a plaintiff accusing three trade associations of trying to damage the reputation of his latest venture and exile the self-styled disruptor from the real estate industry's established turf. Michael Ryan O'Connor, who'd previously run into legal trouble as the owner of a chain of used car dealerships in Ontario and Quebec, is currently the founder and CEO of Unreserved, an onlin

Animal shelters, rescues sound alarm about 'historic' foster care shortage

One hot July afternoon, a kind stranger in Plantagenet, Ont., found three-year old stray cat Mishka and dropped her off at the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS). Since then, Mishka has spent most of her time "cowering" in the back of her crate, said OHS communications manager Stephen Smith. Mishka is one of more than 40 animals at the shelter waiting for a foster home, said Smith — a situation OHS has described as "historic," and one that's affecting other animal rescue agencies, too. "We are slowly e

Analysis: Israeli PM's Gaza gamble seems to have paid off

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s caretaker prime minister took a gamble with his preemptive strike against Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza, less than three months before he is to compete in general elections to retain his job. Yair Lapid had counted on Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers to stay out of the fight, thus enabling Israel to weaken Hamas’ smaller sister group while avoiding a full-blown escalation and also winning him political points ahead of the polls. With a cease-fire between the sides

It's once again time for the Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the year

Each August, Earth plows through a thick trail of debris left over from a passing comet. The result: A spectacular night of meteors lighting up the sky. One of the best and most anticipated meteor showers of the year is the Perseids, which takes place from mid-July to the end of August. But peak viewing — where you'll get a chance to see the most meteors — falls on the night of Aug. 12-13 this year, according to the International Meteor Organization. That's when Earth moves through the thickest

Forest fire has been burning for close to two weeks in central Newfoundland

A state of emergency remains in place for central Newfoundland, as well as a provincewide outdoor fire ban, as a long-burning forest fire continues to grow. The state of emergency initially covered the areas of Grand Falls-Windsor, Bishop's Falls and the Connaigre Peninsula, but was extended to the area of Botwood on Sunday afternoon. Premier Andrew Furey said the current predictive path of the blaze itself does not directly impact any communities, but changing wind patterns were making the situ

Point Pelee asks public to stop releasing domestic cats, rabbits and turtles into the park

Domestic turtles, cats and rabbits have been found roaming around Point Pelee National Park — sightings that have park officials asking the public to use shelter options instead. Since April, the Leamington park said between six to 12 domestic animals have been spotted. Park staff told CBC News that they can tell the animals aren't native to the region based on the type of species they are and their behaviour. The most common types of animals are cats and rabbits, but over the years they've also

Veteran Liberal MLA offers to give up seat for new leader

Newly elected Liberal Leader Susan Holt says she's not in a rush to find her way into the legislature, but the party's longest-serving MLA says he's willing to make it happen as soon as she's ready. Within minutes of Holt's victory, Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint Isidore MLA Denis Landry said he told her he'd be willing to step down to trigger a byelection in which she could be the Liberal candidate. "I already offered that to Susan," he told CBC News Saturday as the leadership convention wrappe

Ontario politicians return to Queen's Park for budget debate, re-elect Ted Arnott as Speaker

Members of provincial parliament are back in their seats at Queen's Park on Monday for the first time since the Ontario PCs landed themselves another majority government in the June election. The rare summer session gives Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government the chance to lay out its agenda, in a speech from the throne on Tuesday and presentation of a budget. As their first order of business, MPPs re-elected Ted Arnott as Speaker. Arnott, a Progressive Conservative who represents Well