The COVID-19 pandemic may be a particularly good time for people in Canada and around the world to take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count. The 24th edition of this activity takes place between February 12 to 15, 2021.… »
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Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Help for audiovisual productions dealing with COVID-19
The government of Canada is extending and increasing compensation to audiovisual companies that have had to halt production because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another $50 million has been added to a fund launched towards the end of 2020 to support… »
Poll paints a bleak picture of how much the pandemic is stressing Canadians
It will come as little surprise to anyone with a heartbeat that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health of Canadians. We now have some new data about just how that stress, ahem, breaks down–courtesy of… »
Bombardier lays off 1,600 workers, halts making iconic Learjets
Embattled Canadian aerospace company Bombardier says it will cut another 1,600 jobs this year and stop making Learjets, the iconic family of business jets that’s been around since the 1960s. The Quebec-based company announced the moves in posting its quarterly… »
Health, International, Politics
India ‘will do its best’ to help Canada with vaccines, PM Modi promises Trudeau
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured his Canadian counterpart on Wednesday that India “will do its best” to help Canada with its lagging COVID-19 vaccination efforts “just as it had done for many other countries already.” Modi tweeted that he… »
As a Black woman from B.C.’s past is honoured, some say it’s not enough
A prominent figure in British Columbia’s Black history will have a street named in her honour in Vancouver–the first ever named after a Black woman in the city’s history. Vancouver City Council made the announcement Wednesday, “Nora Hendrix Way” will… »
Feds give $2M for Indigenous program fighting racism in healthcare
The federal government is allocating $2 million to two Indigenous organizations in Quebec to help them in their fight against systemic racism faced by First Nation communities in the provincial health system, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced Wednesday. The… »
Union decries news, media cuts by profitable Bell
The union representing workers at CTV Bell Media is condemning recent layoffs at radio and television outlets across the country. Unifor says these come at a time when the telecommunications company that owns it, BCE, is profitable and forecasts a… »
Ontario doctors, nurses, hospitals alarmed at loosening restrictions
Case counts of COVID-19 infection are dropping in much of Canada and some provinces including Ontario are relaxing restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the virus. That has Ontario health professionals, hospitals and Canada’s Chief Public Health… »
Tragically Hip sues Belgian-owned brewery over promotion of 100th Meridian beer
Canadian band The Tragically Hip has launched a lawsuit against Mill Street Brewery over the promotion of their 100th Meridian Amber Lager that allegedly rides “on the coattails of one of the most beloved bands in Canadian music history.” Mill… »
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