DAILY NEWS

Climate Change Could Result in Global Infrastructure Damage
By Taran Rai, CRRI Intern Permafrost occupies over 65% of Russia’s territory and requires sub-zero temperatures to maintain its solid state. However, accelerating climate change is thawing the frozen soil of the arctic circle at

Canadian Foreign Minister strong in condemnation of Belarus and Russia
Mitch Riding, the CRRI Intern The Canadian Foreign Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, has come out strongly in denouncing the authorities of Belarus and Russia for the ongoing unrest in Belarus, and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny,

Belarussian Opposition-in-Exile Calls for Canadian Assistance
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader that recently escaped to Lithuania, calls for Canada to assist with the crisis in Belarus as well as impose sanctions on Lukashenko’s government. Many in Belarus fear Russian military

Russian and Canadian Arctic More Vulnerable to Peat Fires
Rising temperatures put the global north at higher risk of forest fires, including the much more dangerous peat fires Contrary to popular belief, the Siberian and Canadian Arctic is not perpetually covered in snow. Record-breaking

CBSA Drops Case Against Alleged Russian Spy
By Mitch Riding, CRRI Intern On July 20, the Canada Border Service Agency applied to the Immigration and Refugee Board to withdraw its deportation case against Elena Crenna, a Russian immigrant accused of being a

Russian hackers seem to be interested in Canadian research on COVID-19
By Prajwal Malladi, CRRI Intern There have been reports that Russia tried to steal information pertaining to vaccine research going on in Canada, the UK and the USA as alleged by security agencies of these