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Outgoing UN envoy makes new appeal on Syria’s warring sides  CityNews Vancouver

GENEVA — The outgoing U.N. envoy for Syria is appealing on the country’s warring sides to form a committee that would negotiate a new constitution as a way …

‘Everybody has to die’: Cemetery plots bought, sold as hot commodity  CityNews Vancouver

METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Metro Vancouver’s real estate market has people trying to cash in on more than just homes. It turns out, people are also …

La Scala’s ‘Attila’ speaks to today’s global turmoil  CityNews Vancouver

MILAN — La Scala’s season premiere of a new production of Verdi’s “Attila” takes on contemporary themes of male leaders selling out to self-interest while the …

Nobel prize winner: no progress from Trump on carbon taxing  CityNews Vancouver

STOCKHOLM — A winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics who advocates for carbon taxes as the best way to address the problems of greenhouse gas …

AP Interview: New Zealand minister says emissions to rise  CityNews Vancouver

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has set itself apart from neighbouring Australia by declaring climate change a top priority. But despite some lofty …