Black, minority women in Canada left behind in COVID-19 job recovery
Canada has recouped more than 80% of the jobs lost at the height of COVID-19, but many minority women have not returned to work
Western U.S. wildfires cost insurers up to $13 billion in 2020
As climate change brings hotter and drier conditions, losses from wildfires are surging, risk management experts say
Pakistan toughens rape law after outcry over attacks
Pakistan will create special courts to try sex crimes within four months
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking, faces U.S. extradition
Nygard faces charges of racketeering and sex trafficking which are said to have involved dozens of victims in multiple countries
Exclusive-Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
The tech firm's move will take British users out of reach of Europe’s stricter privacy laws
EXPLAINER-Tough EU tech rules: here's the what, why and what comes next
In a bid to rein in giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon, the EU have imposed new regulations on tech. Here is what they hope to achieve
Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight
Move suggests the U.S. Federal Reserve may become more proactive on regulations aiming to mitigate climate damage
China accused of forcing 570,000 people to pick cotton in Xinjiang
Washington-based Center for Global Policy says very likely that a major share of cotton from Xinjiang ‘tainted with forced labour’
EU faces Franco-Dutch call for rules to stop 'greenwashing'
Dutch and French regulators want rules that clearly define sustainability to prevent 'greenwashing' - inaccurate claims that an investment is climate-friendly
EU to shift funding away from gas, into low-carbon energy
Rewrite of EU energy funding rules aims to funnel more cash towards innovative green technologies