With Canada’s intellectual property and world-class research “increasingly targeted by espionage and foreign interference activities,” the federal government is moving to “protect the country’s national security, long-term economic competitiveness and prosperity” with new guidelines on research security, officials say. In… »
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Canadian headlines
Canada officially marks the abolition of slavery
Canadian members of Parliament have voted unanimously to declare August 1st as Emancipation Day marking the 1833 abolition of slavery in the British Empire, of which Canada was a part. British efforts to colonize North America began in the sixteenth… »
— Themes —, Health, Indigenous
CAF to deploy to Manitoba First Nations communities for vaccination drive
The federal government will deploy the Canadian military to help First Nations communities in Manitoba accelerate the pace of the COVID-19 immunization campaign, federal officials said Thursday. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), in partnership with… »
Health Canada updates AstraZeneca vaccine label, adds info on blood clots
Health Canada announced Wednesday it had updated the label for the AstraZeneca-Oxford and Covishield COVID-19 vaccines in order to provide information on the “very rare” reports of blood clots that are associated with low levels of blood platelets following immunization… »
Economic anxiety dogs many Canadians ahead of budget
A recent survey suggests that two-in-five Canadians are plagued by economic anxiety and half are worried that someone in their household might lose their job. The Canadian government will present a budget on April 19, 2021 and Canadians will be… »
WestJet to restore Eastern Canada routes suspended due to COVID-19
WestJet says it will restore flights to communities in Eastern Canada that were suspended last November due to the pandemic. The Calgary-based airline says flights to Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Sydney and Quebec City will resume beginning June 24 through to… »
Economy, International, Politics
Struggling businesses–from tourism to cultural–ask for subsidies extensions
A group that says it represents the businesses in Canada hit hardest by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is asking the federal government to extend federal and wage subsidies past its June 5 deadline–until the end of the year–when… »
All-female broadcast crew will make NBA history tonight
History will happen in Tampa, Florida tonight when the Toronto Raptors play the Denver Nuggets in Tampa, Florida. For the first time in the history of the world’s premier basketball league, the National Basketball Association, a game–tonight’s game–will be broadcast… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous
Winnipeg Art Gallery set for opening of Inuit art centre
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is gearing up for the opening of its landmark Qaumajuq Inuit art centre with two online events on Thursday and Friday. The two-part virtual events at Qaumajuk will feature design, art and performance on Thursday… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada continues to recommend AstraZeneca vaccine
Canadian health authorities will add a warning about extremely rare cases of blood clots on its monograph for the AstraZeneca vaccine, but they continue to say this COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for people over the age of 18.… »
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