There was a ceremony at City Hall on Monday. It was all about celebrating that moment 50 years ago when the Expos joined Major League Baseball–50 years since they began breaking our hearts in a million pieces. In all the… »
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Canadian gun control advocates ramp up pressure after Christchurch
In the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks and New Zealand’s rapid legislative response, Canadian gun control advocates are increasing their efforts to get Ottawa to follow suit. “The government of New Zealand has swiftly and responsibly responded to the… »
Worst roads campaign may elicit improvements
A not-for-profit auto club, the CAA, has kicked off its annual worst roads campaign to help authorities understand what road improvements are most urgently needed in the province of Ontario. The CAA is inviting motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike to… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Fears of lack of affordable food affecting many First Nations people
Studies and statistics have consistently shown that suicide rates among Canada’s Indigenous peoples are two to three times higher than among non-Indigenous Canadians. The reasons are complex, of course, but a new study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association… »
Canadian officials visit detained former diplomat in China
Canadian diplomats in China visited for the fifth time on Monday one of their former colleagues detained by Chinese security services following the arrest in Canada of a top Chinese telecom executive last month, Ottawa announced. “Today, Canadian consular officials in… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics
Canada grants asylum to one of Edward Snowden’s ‘angels’
A Filipino woman and her daughter who sheltered U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden while he went into hiding in Hong Kong in 2013 boarded a plane to Toronto Monday after Canada granted them asylum, according to a charity that sponsored the… »
Aid agencies fear cholera could hit flooded southern Africa
The death toll after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwi is 761 and likely to climb. About 228,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique and diarrhea is already reported in some camps but there is no confirmation of cholera… »
Omar Khadr’s sentence is finished, judge rules
A judge has ruled that former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has completed his sentence and is now a free man. Khadr, a Canadian, was held in U.S. custody under harsh conditions after his capture in Afghanistan in 2002. He… »
Canadian couple’s deaths in Florida being treated as homicide
Investigators are treating the deaths of an elderly Canadian couple found inside their mobile home in Pompano Beach on Friday evening as a homicide, according to officials at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. A neighbour discovered the bodies of Marc Gagné,… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Montreal Baseball Faithful set to deliver their passionate message…again
They’ve been coming out since the spring of 2014, the Montreal Baseball Faithful. They’ll be there again Monday and Tuesday nights at Olympic Stadium to watch a pair of exhibition games between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers.… »
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