It’s all over but the huzzahs for Schitts Creek—a show that just won’t leave quietly. Last September in Los Angeles it won nine Emmys–the most ever wins in a single season for a comedy series. Last month, the show about… »
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Canadian headlines
Economy, International, Politics
PM Trudeau co-hosts meeting of world leaders as UN warns of debt crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau co-hosted a virtual meeting of world leaders on Monday as the United Nations warned that a looming debt crisis risks sending the global economy “spiralling deeper into the worst recession since the Great Depression.”. The… »
Bird strike blamed for fatal crash of Canadian military aerobatics jet
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) says a small bird brought down one of its famed Snowbird air demonstration jets last year, killing a passenger and injuring the pilot. The RCAF’s Directorate of Flight Safety released on Monday its findings… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous
Top Indigenous films available online
Twelve award-winning films from the 2020 International First Peoples’ Festival are available for free viewing online from March 27 to April 11, 2021. The works include a film made in Canada called Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. The film is… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cybersecurity tools offered to small, medium businesses
Almost half of Canadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) have suffered cyber attacks, according to a cybersecurity expert at Ryerson University, but a free online tool has been created to help them fight it. Simply Secure is a training and… »
Many Canadians very concerned about pandemic’s long-term impact on education
A new survey suggests many Canadians feel the COVID-19 pandemic will have negative long-term impacts on children’s education. The survey, by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the University of Saskatchewan, found that despite 63 per cent… »
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One person is dead, six others are wounded in B.C. knife attack
A 28-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a knife attack Saturday afternoon in a usually placid Vancouver suburb. One woman is dead and six people are recovering from stab wounds after they were attacked by a man… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New app helps manage children’s medical file
Managing a person’s medical appointments and information can be complicated, especially those of children with serious or chronic ailments. Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have developed an award-winning app called Opal which helps… »
Freeland, Harris discuss COVID-19 recovery, Canadians detained in China
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland held her first call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, discussing a broad range of issues ranging from the COVID-19 economic recovery to relations with China. Freeland and Harris previously… »
Montreal Canadiens confirm positive COVID-19 test for one player
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin confirmed on Thursday that one player on the team tested positive for COVID-19. “There was one player that the test came back positive and there was close contact so the league didn’t want to… »
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