Patrick Lane, a slayer of personal demons who went on to serve as a much-loved Canadian poet, has died at the age of 79. A man with little formal education, Lane was awarded the order of Canada in 2014, honouring… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Arts & Entertainment, International
The 43rd annual Women’s International Air Race Classic includes Canada
Three legs of the race and the finish are in Canada A theme on the home page of this year’s race, the 43rd reads“North of the Border, Let’s Fly Canada”. This year the race starts in Tennesse and finishes in Ontario.… »
Lawyers continue to battle to seek a better life for imprisoned First Nations man
Joey Toutsaint is 32 now. He’s from the Black Lake Denssuline First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan, but he’s a million miles from his youth right now. Toutsaint is currently in an observation cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert,… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Support for survivors of gender-based violence announced
Just ahead of International Women’s Day, the Canadian government has announced several projects to support people who have survived gender-based violence. The YWCA in Montreal will receive $850,000 to improve services to newly-arrived immigrant women survivors. Project activities will help… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian university working with NASA towards Mars mission
NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars by about 2030. It is in the process of working out all the possible scenarios for such a mission by testing and analysing scenarios here on Earth that resemble as closely as possible… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees
Projects sought to help newcomers get jobs
The Canadian government has invited proposals for projects that help newcomers enter the job market faster. It is often difficult for newcomers to have their credentials recognized in Canada. The government seeks projects that will help with that and will… »
Prime minister insists no inappropriate pressure applied in SNC-Lavalin case
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference on the controversy surrounding engineering firm SNC-Lavalin and the question of whether it should face criminal charges or be allowed to negotiate a remediation agreement. Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould has said… »
Health, International, Society
Three-kilometre ‘Secret Marathons’ staged across Canada
Canadians in 16 cities showed their solidarity with women in Afghanistan on Wednesday, taking part in three-kilometre “Secret Marathon” races to honour their Afghan sisters who were spat upon and insulted when they tried to do something similar in 2015.… »
Number of Canadian single-person households skyrocketing
A new report from Statistics Canada finds more Canadians than ever before are living alone and that the number of single-person households has doubled over the past 35 years. There are now more single-person households than households of any other… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canadian Muslim organisation against “honour” crimes
Just released is a new study on gender-based violence (GBV) called, “Dishonourable Violence: Changing the Narratives on Honour and Shame Among Muslim Canadian Communities”. It is the product of Islamic Relief Canada a non-profit humanitarian aid group and came following… »
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