The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced that Chinese telecom company, Huawei, will play a part in building Britain’s 5G network. “Huawei is reassured by the UK government’s confirmation that we can continue working with our customers to keep… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ubisoft announces largest esports prize in Quebec
Video game developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced that the prize pool of the fourth edition of their esports tournament, the Six Invitational is $3 million, the largest amount for an esports tournament in Quebec. The news comes ahead of… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Pipeline project clears one hurdle, but divides Canadians
The ever controversial Trans-Mountain Pipeline project passed another legal hurdle at the Supreme Court of Canada, but faces another in the seemingly growing opposition in the court of public opinion according the latest public opinion survey. When stiff public opposition… »
Alleged RCMP mole Cameron Ortis faces 3 new charges
A high-ranking civilian intelligence official with Canada’s national police force accused of preparing to leak highly sensitive information faces three new charges, a spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Tuesday. The RCMP’s National Division Sensitive and International… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
75 years after horrors of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism continues
This week saw the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the biggest of the Nazi death camps, camps where a total of about six million Jews were murdered. The hope was that the lesson was learned that myths, mistrust, and… »
Leader of Venezuela’s opposition gets backing in Canada
Canada wants to see a “united international approach to resolving the crisis in Venezuela,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the visiting Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who was in Ottawa Monday as part of an effort to drum up international… »
Canada History: 28 Jan, 1916: Manitoba is the first to grant the vote to women.
Roughly 120 years ago, Canada was starting to feel the effects of an international social upheaval. Women around the world were demanding the right to vote in elections. Although there had been stirrings of a women’s voting movement long before,… »
Health, International, Society
Quebec investigating 3 more cases of coronavirus
Quebc’s ministry for health and social services announced yesterday evening that it is investigating three cases of the 2019 Novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. Another patient had already been tested negative for the virus. Last Friday, the province said that they… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Canadian Forces sending aid to Australia
The Canadian Forces are sending 15 military personnel on an transport plane to continue helping the Australians fight the fires. Sending the plane is a part of the Canadian Forces operation Renaissance, the purpose of which is to help out… »
Toronto Raptors honour Kobe Bryant
The news of Kobe Bryant’s death sent shock waves around the world. The Los Angeles Lakers star, Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna, and 7 others passed away in a helicopter accident yesterday. During a game between the Toronto Raptors… »
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