The Canadian government announced it will begin accepting applications for permanent residence from refugee claimants who work in Canada’s health care sector and provide direct care to patients on December 14, 2020. The government came under pressure to admit such… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Nature therapy to be offered to doctors, nurses
People are being asked to contribute money to the BC Parks Foundation to help it offer gifts of guided nature therapy sessions to doctors and nurses in the western province of British Columbia. Health care staff are working long hours… »
Ontario to issue proof of COVID-19 vaccination cards
Ontario, Canada’s most populous province appears to be the first province in Canada that will issue cards showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination. While the debate continues about whether a government can unilaterally impose mandatory vaccination, it may become a moot… »
Airline workers’ union calls for a change to quarantine, border measures
Pilots and flight attendants working for Sunwing Airlines are calling for a change in the mandatory 14-day period that all travelers arriving in Canada must quarantine. Sunwing is a low-cost airline which runs scheduled and charter flights from Canada and… »
Bold campaign launched to fight heart disease and stroke
The non-profit Canada’s Heart & Stroke Foundation has launched a bold campaign focused on supporting survivors of cardiovascular disease and driving research. Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. About one in 12 adults lives with… »
Canada’s military cancels entire 2021 season for demonstration parachute team
The effects of COVID continue into 2021 with yet another cancellation, this time for the entire coming year. Militaries around the world love to show off their extreme prowess in many areas, perhaps especially at public air shows. However, the… »
Joseph Arvay, a determined advocate for society’s underdogs, is dead at 71
Renowned civil rights lawyer Joseph Arvay, who spent most of his life fighting from a wheelchair to make things right for any number of society’s legal and civil underdogs, has died at the age of 71. Arvay’s wife, Connie Addario,… »
The legal battle between Neil Young and Donald Trump’s campaign is over
The legal battle between Canadian music icon Neil Young and U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign has ended. Young filed a lawsuit in August for copyright infringement over what he said was unlicensed playing of Rockin’ in the Free World and… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Save the peatlands, help save the planet?
They are variously called peatlands, peat bogs, mires, muskeg, fen, or moors. They’re an often large swath of soggy area consisting of slowly decaying plant material. They typically consist of mostly sphagnum mosses, but may also have a variety of… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New HIV/syphilis test provides quick results
The University of Alberta in western Canada will soon try out a two-in-one test for HIV and syphilis on 1,500 people. If this study proves the test to be effective it could be approved for use in Canada. The province… »
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