A Canadian Indigenous organization is launching a new campaign to raise awareness and funds for the expansion of programs designed to grow and deepen Indigenous-led nature conservancy and stewardship initiatives across the country. The Lands Needs Guardians campaign launched Wednesday… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Investments in the oil and gas industry expected to increase in 2020
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is expecting a $2 billion increase in oil and natural gas investments this year. CAPP also says that investments in traditional oil are expected to increase to $25.4 billion from $24.4 billion. According to… »
Russia fires back at ‘illegal’ and ‘futile’ Canadian sanctions
Russia’s embassy in Canada lashed out Wednesday at new Canadian sanctions against six Russian officials in Crimea over their involvement in the September 2019 local elections in the Russian-controlled Black Sea peninsula that was part of Ukraine before Moscow annexed… »
Survey: Top concern for Canadian employees is their mental well being
According to a survey by Morneau Shepell, 77 per cent of Canadians would take a lower salary in favour of better mental health support. “I think that there’s a growing awareness that when you’re working one of the values of… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
More Canadian content, and streaming services should pay
An independent panel reviewing electronic media in Canada has released a long awaited report. Canada’s Broadcast Act hasn’t been updated since 1991, well before the arrival of the internet and streaming services like Netflix, Prime, Crave, Apple, Spotify and Amazon… »
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Portraits of Black Canadians – Episode 1
We begin the first episode of our podcast series Portraits of Black Canadians with a short introduction into the history of slavery in the Americas. Slavery Triangle The transatlantic slave trade forced millions of black Africans into bondage. Duration 3:01
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Iconic symbol to Ontario mining to disappear
Sudbury and surrounding area in northern Ontario, was built around mining in the hard rock of the Canadian shield geographical feature. Known for its giant ‘nickel’ five cent coin, symbolising nickel mining, the other landmark is a truly gigantic smokestack… »
B.C. health authorities confirm first case of coronavirus
Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the Western Canadian province after lab results for a suspected case came back positive for the potentially deadly virus. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Canadian women’s soccer star Christine Sinclair breaks all time goal record
Canadian women’s international soccer star, Christine Sinclair is now the all time leader in international goals scored. With 185 goals, Sinclair passed former United States women’s international soccer player, Abby Wambach, who had held the record up until yesterday with… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International
Wuhan virus: Another WHO emergency meeting, evacuations, travel ban
The World Health Organisation is meeting today in another emergency session to discuss whether to declare the Wuhan corona virus a public health emergency. Recent figures show some 7,800 infection cases, 170 deaths. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of WHO,… »
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