Rangers strike early, cruise to road win over Blue Jackets COLUMBUS, Ohio – Apparently, the Rangers learned their lesson Sunday after their stunning loss to the lowly Montreal Canadiens. Newsday · Jan 17, 2023
Historic Preservation Laws Are Stopping This Historic Church From Preserving Itself Montreal's heritage laws could prevent the financially troubled St. John the Evangelist church from converting its little-used parish hall into a much-needed, revenue-generating asset. Reason · Jan 13, 2023
Kraken use hot start to steamroll Canadiens for fifth consecutive victory MONTREAL – One major spot for Kraken improvement during what’s now becoming a season-defining win streak had been their inability to start games effectively. Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023
Blues can't hold on in third, lose to Canadiens, 5-4 MONTREAL — The Blues arrived at Bell Centre on Saturday night with six players on injured reserve, and a seventh — defenseman Nick Leddy — out with an upper-body injury. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 8, 2023
Surging Rangers beat struggling Canadiens for third straight win MONTREAL – Their victory Tuesday over a red-hot Carolina Hurricanes squad that is one of the elite teams in the Eastern Conference said a lot about the Rangers. Newsday · Jan 6, 2023
Rights of nature The idea that nature — forests , rivers, mountains — could have rights, in the same way that human rights, or corporate rights exist has been building momentum. 360info · Jan 3, 2023
Welcome to Kalabanté, an African circus in Montreal When dance, acrobatics and percussion meet, the result is Kalabanté - a circus company created in 2007 by Guinean artist Yamoussa Bangoura. RFI met him at the Nuits d'Afrique festival in Montreal. Radio France Internationale · Dec 26, 2022
Analysis-U.N. nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver A new conservation deal adopted this week at the U.N. summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to halt the rapid decline in nature - but only if wealthy nations deliver enough funding and all countries prioritize conservation. Reuters · Dec 22, 2022
Photos: Nick Diaz through the years Check out these photos highlighting Nick Diaz's career through the years. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 22, 2022
Biodiversity treaty: UN deal fails to address the root causes of nature’s destruction A major biodiversity conference, recently concluded in Montreal, Canada, was billed as the event that will decide the “fate of the entire living world”. All well then that the meeting closed with what has been hailed as a “historic” breakthrough: a deal to protect 30% of all land and water… The Conversation · Dec 21, 2022
‘Embrace history’: UN environment chief calls for immediate action on Cop15 deal Inger Andersen said we must not ‘pause for a second’ as we ‘change the relationship between people and nature’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it will require signatories to report their progress towards… The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022
Cop15 in Montreal: did the summit deliver for the natural world? The talking is over, and a text has been agreed on the next decade of targets to save the natural world. Here are the highs and lows of the Convention of Biological Diversity’s (CBD) agreement The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
What’s this unfamiliar feeling I have after the Cop15 meeting? It might just be hope The Montreal biodiversity conference set some ambitious targets, says Craig Bennett, chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022 Cop15: what does the biodiversity pact mean for Australia’s land, sea and threatened species? The pact has been likened to the Paris agreement for climate and commits countries to targets to protect and restore biodiversity
Radio France Internationale · Dec 19, 2022 'Last chance' deal to save world's biodiversity agreed at Cop15 An historic deal to safeguard a third of the planet by 2030 and halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems has been agreed at UN biodiversity talks in Montreal.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 Cop15: key points of the nature deal at a glance Main points of the historic agreement signed in Montreal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 Agreement on ’30 by 30’ target forced through by Chinese president, ignoring objections from African states
The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2022 Greens lambast Labor for failing to offer extra funding for global nature deal at Cop15 While other countries have made additional pledges, Australia criticised for failing to offer more than its budget commitments
The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022 The US touts support for biodiversity – but at Cop15, it remains on the sidelines Washington hasn’t signed a 30-year-old pact, leaving Biden’s envoy in the role of ‘influencer’ in Montreal
Salon · Dec 16, 2022 How your emissions threaten biodiversity It is time to pay attention to the other climate crisis: species extinction
The Conversation · Dec 16, 2022 UN biodiversity conference: what does living in harmony with nature look like? The 196 countries meeting for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, are negotiating a new set of targets for reversing the loss of Earth’s biodiversity. They have set themselves a formidable challenge: ensuring humanity is “living in harmony with nature” by 2050.
France 24 · Dec 16, 2022 Ready-to-wear, summer 2023: Three designers find meaning at extremes of fashion Can ready-to-wear collections help us answer key questions about who we are and how we should live? On exiting the latest Rick Owens show, the answer from Montreal-based fashion duo Matières Fécales was a resolute "yes". Fashion can imbue life with meaning, even if it’s merely an aesthetic project, as…
Reuters · Dec 15, 2022 China urges action as ministers meet at U.N. nature summit Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the world to take action on preventing nature loss in a video message to ministers from more than 120 countries assembled in Montreal for the U.N. biodiversity summit, of which China holds the presidency.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022 Cop15: Lula calls on rich nations to give more to protect Earth’s ecosystems Brazil’s incoming president adds voice to demand as Montreal talks restart after series of walkouts