A Saudi Arabian youth group is apologizing after an image it posted on its Twitter account was interpreted by many social media users as a veiled threat of 9/11-style attacks on Canada following the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Save safe injection sites in Ontario, plead nurses
Nurses are the latest group to express “grave concern” that the new government in the province of Ontario may stop funding services designed to protect injection drug users. The new health minister, Christine Elliott said on July 24, 2018 that… »
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Refugee sponsorship boosted by private donations
Private donors are offering to cover the costs for groups that wish to sponsor UN-approved refugees to come to Canada. As part of its yearly planning, the government of Canada has approved 1,500 refugees to be settled with financial and… »
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North Atlantic right whale freed after a week
North Atlantic right whale No. 3843 had been entangled in fishing gear for more than five days and the search was on to rescue the creature. First spotted by the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station last Sunday afternoon (July… »
Police nab driver clocking 232 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway
A young driver from Quebec has lost his driving licence and had his car impounded after police in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia caught him allegedly driving 232 kilometres an hour, more than twice the speed limit, on the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
Forest fire crews get sweet treat in gratitude
Forest fire crews have been hard at work in many parts of Canada, but the biggest fires in British Columbia and Ontario have been burning for weeks. “Provide you with encouragement and energy when it is needed” For the huge… »
Oppressive heat strikes most of Canada
Heat warnings were issued for nearly every province in Canada today, reports Canadian Press. Government climatologist Dave Phillips told the wire service the heat wave is coming from a high-pressure system over Bermuda. It is expected to last until the… »
Choose to love differences, exhorts prime minister at LGBTQ event
Before marching in Vancouver’s annual Pride parade yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a breakfast gathering that Canada should move beyond simply tolerating differences in its communities and choose to love them, reports Canadian Press. Leader flags homelessness, suicide He… »
Brooke Henderson’s hole-in-one at Women’s British Open
Brooke Henderson, Canada’s golden girl of golf, had a great moment at the Women’s British Open today. The 20 year-old, from Smiths Falls, Ontario, aced the par-3, 9th hole during the second round of the Women’s British Open at Royal… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Osheaga: from Blondie to Bedouin Soundclash
Osheaga, the three-day music and arts festival, starts at noon today on Ile Notre Dame in the St. Lawrence River, next to Montreal. “the people of the shaking hands” It may be a great family affair this weekend with ’80’s… »
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