Police in Edmonton are investigating what appears to be the second hate crime in less than a week. Both assaults were directed at black women wearing hijabs, both took place at the Southgate Centre mall, a popular shopping location. In… »
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Canadian farmers ‘infuriated’ by increases in Trudeau’s carbon tax 2.0
Farmers across Canada were already angry and upset over Prime Minister Trudeau’s existing carbon tax but are now even more upset at the increases announced this month. Groups such as the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), Grain Growers of Canada… »
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Search continues for missing scallop fishers in Bay of Fundy off Nova Scotia
Efforts continue to find five fishers lost at sea in the Bay of Fundy off Nova Scotia Canada’s East Coast. The five were part of a scallop boat crew that saw their ship sink shortly before dawn on Tuesday in… »
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Electrical utility urges Torontonians to prepare for emergencies
Nearly two-thirds of people who live in Canada’s largest city of Toronto agree that emergency preparedness is more important to them than it was previously, according to a survey for Toronto Hydro Corporation. The electrical utility says that “with extreme… »
Canadians get a simplified tax break for working from home
Canada’s statistics agency reports that in April 2020, 3.3 million Canadians had begun to work from home because of restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The tax department has introduced a simplified process for them to claim home office… »
Rude? Racist? No mail as fed up postal workers quit
It seems the COVID situation has been stressing out many people and for a variety of reasons. There have been incidents of rudeness, even physical attacks related to wearing of masks for example. Another incident involved a nasty confrontation after… »
Gretzky memorabilia: an icon’s totems are recovered in haste
The game of hockey–it is more than safe to conclude–provides its fair share of Canada’s totems. The remains of a roll of tape, a broken stick, a battered glove, tossed by an older player–be it at an NHL practice or… »
Pandemic drives maple sugar shack dining rooms out of business
One half of the establishments in the province of Quebec that serve traditional maple syrup meals have had to close their dining rooms because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many operators who tap maple trees to… »
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard is arrested in Winnipeg
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested and is currently in police custody in Winnipeg. The 79-year-old Nygard was taken into custody on Monday under the Canada’s Extradition Act, at the request of the United States. A news release… »
Seniors offered a virtual conference on coping with the pandemic
A non-profit community centre is offering a virtual conference to help people over the age of 50 meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cummings Centre, based in Montreal, has opened registration for a bilingual national conference called Aging… »
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