Are our governments siding with big grocers?
In today’s Big Story podcast, there are thousands of grocery store workers are on strike right now because, they say, they can’t afford to buy food at the chain they work for. Food bank use has skyrocketed. Shoplifting has increased so rapidly that stores are using it as a reason to try to check customers’ bags and receipts. Food inflation still hovers near double digits, even as general inflation has cooled. And the heads of Canada’s huge grocery chains have testified that billions in profits don’t come from hikes to food prices.
Amid all this, the federal government has given some Canadians a one-time grocery rebate and … so far, that’s it, across all levels of government. |Read more https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/08/15/big-grocers-governments-big-story-podcast|
A Pacific marine heat wave has arrived in B.C. waters. Here’s what it means for ocean life
A warm water mass heating up Pacific waters for months has arrived in British Columbia — raising alarms about what impact those temperatures could have on marine life native to the coast.
The Pacific marine heat wave started forming about 1,600 kilometres off the coast in May, but in recent weeks has migrated east toward B.C. and Oregon. The warm water mass, about four million square kilometres in size, was predicted to wash up on B.C. shores by mid-August.
Over recent weeks, surface temperatures in the warm water mass have clocked in at up to five degrees higher than usual, prompting the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to classify the heat wave as “extreme,” the highest level of classification.
Marine heat waves can cause extreme weather, fuel rising sea levels, and contribute to faster-melting ice caps — all while threatening marine life.
Here’s what you need to know about the one that has reached B.C. waters. |Read more https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2003322/pacific-marine-heat-wave|
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