Author: EmilyYang

Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER

The COP, Conference Of the Parties, more commonly referred to as the COP of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a global conference that generally aims to discuss climate change and promote scientific developments. Last year’s COP marked the 29th summit, hence the name COP29, and exhibited several improvements in comparison to COP28, yet also left several delegates unsatisfied with the results of the conference.  read more

Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER

For nearly 4 weeks, Canadians across the country have been facing a frustrating reality: delayed packages and the detrimental impacts, on both people and businesses. As the country’s primary mail courier, Canada Post, fails to reach a negotiation with its workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the 26-day strike threatens to drag into Christmas — or possibly even longer.  read more

Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER

In a society where liberty prevails in politics, technology, economy, etc., a more pressing concern becomes disregarded: the freedom from hunger and thirst. Food insecurity has always been a defining challenge of developing countries, but the span of both food shortages and climate challenges in agriculture has slowly expanded in the past decades to developed countries as well. One possible solution to global food security would be the rising practice of vertical farming.  read more

Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER

It’s 8 a.m. on a bright Saturday morning. As you enter the kitchen, you hear distinct chattering coming from the TV, and your little brothers scream and zoom past you. Oh well, you think, as you grab a coffee and start scrolling on CBC’s Instagram account for the latest news.  read more