Hockey Alberta, the governing body for organized amateur hockey within the province, has set a deadline on deciding whether or not it will continue planning league play. According to a press release from Hockey Alberta on Tuesday, the league said… »
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Canadian headlines
Practical nurses report experiencing ‘a breaking point’
A recent study found that while 67 per cent of practical nurses in the province of Ontario have never been more proud to be a nurse, 71 per cent also say they have experienced a breaking point over the past… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
UN climate survey: a likely a shot in the arm for Canadian activists
A just-published United Nations survey ranks Canada seventh out of 50 countries in recognizing the importance of climate change. Billed by the United Nations Development Program as the biggest-ever climate poll, it took two years to complete and had 1.2… »
Deep waters in Gulf of St. Lawrence have reached record high temperatures
Water temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Canada’s East Coast are now at their highest level in over a century–since 1915 when scientists began keeping records in the region. New data, published Tuesday by Fisheries and Oceans Canada,… »
Inuktitut text translation added to Microsoft translator software
Microsoft added a Inuktitut text translation to its translation software today. A press release from Microsoft said that the addition will allow users to translate any of more than 70 languages to or from Inuktitut, which is the primary dialect… »
Toronto Six take first franchise victory in win over Boston Pride
The Toronto Six, Canada’s first expansion franchise in the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), took their first-ever victory, beating the Boston Pride 2-1 on Tuesday night. Going into the third period, Toronto was down 1-0 before Brooke Boquist tied the… »
Support for opposition leader wanes in possible election year
Canada is currently governed by the Liberal Party which was elected to office in 2019, but not with a clear majority. That means it must seek the support of other parties to stay in power. Typically, minority governments do not… »
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Mandatory 14-day quarantine required for all entering Manitoba starting Friday
Anybody entering Manitoba from anywhere else in Canada will be required to self-isolate for 14 days starting this Friday. The new restriction on interprovincial travel, which was announced by Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on Tuesday, is being implemented to help… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Grocery giant lauded for pledge to phase out chemicals on receipts
Several groups are cheering Loblaw’s commitment to phase out receipt paper containing BPA, BPS and other bisphenol alternatives by the end of 2021. These chemicals have been found to be endocrine disruptors and some studies have linked them to other… »
Canadian made COVID-19 vaccine begins human trials
Human trials for the first fully made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine began on Tuesday, according to a press release from Providence Therapeutics, the company that developed the vaccine. The first phase of the trial includes 60 volunteers between the ages of 18… »
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