Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to cooperate on green energy innovation and trade as both countries attempt to reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. A memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday by Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan… »
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Survey: Just over half of Canadians will take first available COVID-19 vaccine
A survey released on Tuesday found that just over half of Canadians are not going to be picky on which vaccine to get when it is their turn to get vaccinated. According to the survey conducted by Leger and the… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Advisory body approves AstraZeneca vaccine for seniors
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization has reversed itself and approved the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for those 65 years of age and older. On March 1, 2021, the committee had recommended against the use of this vaccine for… »
New report finds big wage gap between men and women in the skilled trades
As Canada continues its collective quest to shed the sour darkness of COVID-19’s attack on–among other things–the country’s job market, a new report offers some perspective on where to go looking for work as things (hopefully) return to what once… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Renowned video game creator Jade Raymond opens new Montreal studio
Jade Raymond has founded a new independent video game development studio called Haven Entertainment Studios in Montreal. In a post on the PlayStation Blog on Tuesday, Raymond said that the studio has been backed and supported by Sony and that… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Forest products company contributes land to hiking trail
The Western Forest Products company is contributing five parcels of land that will help extend hiking trails on Vancouver Island on Canada’s Pacific coast. The almost three acres of land is made up of five contiguous parcels, says the company,… »
Quebec Solidaire calls for plan to address the decline of French in Montreal
Quebec Solidaire, an oppostion political party in Quebec, is calling on the Quebec government to create a plan that addresses the French language situation in Montreal. On Monday, Ruba Ghazal, a member of the National Assembly in Quebec for Quebec… »
Most Canadians sour on China
More than three-quarters of Canadians say relations between China and Canada cannot improve until Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are released, according to a new survey. The two men were detained by China in December 2018 in what is… »
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Walmart lays out vast refurbishing plans for locations across the country
Walmart Canada says it will spend $500 million this year to refurbish and upgrade stores across the country–a project that the company says will create 2,000 construction jobs and affect 60 per cent of its locations. The chain, which operates… »
Nurses suspended after allegations they mocked Indigenous woman at clinic
Authorities in Quebec are investigating what may be a reprise of an incident that drew attention around the world last September when an Indigenous woman was mocked as she was dying in a provincial hospital. Two nurses have now been… »
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