The union representing workers at CTV Bell Media is condemning recent layoffs at radio and television outlets across the country. Unifor says these come at a time when the telecommunications company that owns it, BCE, is profitable and forecasts a… »
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Ontario doctors, nurses, hospitals alarmed at loosening restrictions
Case counts of COVID-19 infection are dropping in much of Canada and some provinces including Ontario are relaxing restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the virus. That has Ontario health professionals, hospitals and Canada’s Chief Public Health… »
Security head warns of threats to Canada from China and others
Singling out China, Canada’s spy chief said the greatest threat to national security comes from hostile activities by foreign states. In a speech to a non-partisan think tank, David Vigneault, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said technology… »
Tragically Hip sues Belgian-owned brewery over promotion of 100th Meridian beer
Canadian band The Tragically Hip has launched a lawsuit against Mill Street Brewery over the promotion of their 100th Meridian Amber Lager that allegedly rides “on the coattails of one of the most beloved bands in Canadian music history.” Mill… »
PM Trudeau pledges $14.9B for public transit projects in Canada
The federal government plans to spend $14.9 billion over the next eight years for public transit projects across Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. The announcement includes a permanent transit fund of $3 billion per year starting in 2026,… »
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Quebec to probe wrongful arrest and detention of Mamadi III Fara Camara
Quebec’s public security minister has announced a formal investigation into how and why a PhD candidate from Guinea was arrested, charged with attempted murder and then kept in detention for six nights before being told at a bail hearing that… »
International, Politics, Society
Ottawa making plans to exempt Olympic athletes from some quarantine rules
Radio-Canada is reporting that the federal government has a plan that will exempt Olympic and Paralympic athletes, as well as members of their support teams, from quarantine-related travel restrictions as they prepare for this year’s Tokyo Summer Olympics. The assistance… »
Air Canada–again–cuts jobs and suspends routes
Air Canada, the country’s largest airline, is cutting 1,500 more jobs. It’s the latest economic body blow for a company–and its employees–that has already seen its workforce halved as it tries to cope with the ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics
Arctic mine expansion protests spread throughout Nunavut
Protests by Indigenous activists in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut against plans to expand production at the Mary River Mine have disrupted operations at one of the world’s richest and northernmost iron ore deposits, according to the company operating the… »
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Negative COVID-19 test will soon be required at Canada’s land border: Trudeau
Starting next week, non-essential travellers entering Canada through the land border with the United States will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before being allowed into the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. “As of Feb.15,… »
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