The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) has unveiled another monumental sculpture that will greet visitors at its Qaumajuq Inuit art centre once the world’s largest collection of Inuit art opens its doors later this year. The stone carving titled Time to… »
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A politician who campaigned on climate will be Nova Scotia’s next premier
A candidate who ran on generational and climate change has won the race to become the next premier of the East Coast Province of Nova Scotia. Iain Rankin, who is 37, is a former provincial lands and forests minister. He… »
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Canada’s prison chaplains have a (tentative) new labour agreement
Chaplains at federal Canadian prisons across the country have a new labour agreement following what their union, the United Steelworkers, says are years of negotiations. The 180 chaplains, who represent a variety of faiths and spiritual practices, saw their services… »
Christopher Plummer, who won fame on the world stage, is dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the Canadian classical actor who starred in everything from Shakespeare to musicals and from comedy to drama but won his greatest fame for portraying Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at 91. Plummer died… »
Masks now mandatory for middle and secondary school student in British Columbia
Masks are now mandatory for all middle and secondary school students across British Columbia in all indoor settings, according to new health and safety guidelines announced by the province on Thursday. However there will be some exceptions to the new… »
Job losses in January are most in Canada since the pandemic hit in the spring
As the vaccine rollout lags and COVID-19’s lethal variants–increasingly–make their presence felt, Canada’s economy has taken a hit for the second month in a row. It was a big one. Statistics Canada reported today the economy lost 213,000 jobs in… »
New Democratic Party calls for end to for-profit long-term care homes
Canada’s New Democratic Party has called for an end to for-profit long term care homes and to implement a care guarantee that aims to protect people in long-term care and the workers that care for them. In an announcement on… »
Marchers to protest Chad regime in Montreal
Members of the Chadian diaspora are organizing a march in downtown Montreal to protest the rule of Chad’s President Idriss Déby Itno and what they call his “miserable and unworthy” efforts to stay in power. It takes place on February… »
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Cruise vessels in Canadian waters remain banned until February 2022
The temporary measures banning cruise vessels in all Canadian waters and pleasure craft in Canadian Arctic waters will continue to be in place until February 2022, according to an announcement from Transport Canada on Thursday. The announcement means that pleasure… »
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Momentum builds to make Canada jay the national bird
Canada has a national tree, a national mammal, two national sports and a national horse, but it does not have an official bird. So, goes the opening argument from Team Canada Jay, a group of people dedicated to making the… »
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