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Canada finance minister resigns as PM Trudeau deals with declining popularity

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most powerful and loyal minister, said on Monday she was resigning from the cabinet as Trudeau struggles with declining popularity. The move stunned the country and raised questions about how much longer Trudeau can stay in his job. Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, […]

Reelected BC NDP faces declining case for LNG

Liquefied natural gas projects in British Columbia are facing renewed criticism after a market forecast study released Thursday found every proposed project is at risk in any energy transition scenario.  According to the researchers from U.K.-based Carbon Tracker, global markets for LNG are likely to be oversupplied by the end of the decade, creating a […]

Greece introduces cash incentives, tax breaks to address declining birthrate | The Express Tribune

ATHENS: Greece outlined measures to boost its lagging birthrate on Thursday, from vouchers and childcare benefits to tax breaks for new parents, although experts questioned the plan’s effectiveness. Greece has one of Europe’s lowest fertility rates, a dire demographic state driven by a decade-long economic crisis, emigration and changed attitudes among the young. The prime minister has […]