Many financial analysts in Canada, and indeed worldwide, have indicated that an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, will take a long time, certainly many more months, and possibly a matter of years. A national poll released just ahead of… »
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Canadian headlines
Opposition presses Trudeau on exemption to military drone tech sales to Turkey
Canada’s opposition Conservative Party wants answers from the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over its decision to allow a Canadian company to sell advanced drone technology to Turkish arms manufacturers despite its own ban on military exports to Turkey.… »
COVID now takes down a major 2021 sport event
After having caused the cancellation of almost every major public and sporting event this year, most have been rescheduled for sometime next year. Now however, the coronavirus has resulted in one of the country’s major sporting events, the Canada Summer… »
Canada History: Oct. 27, 1917: Victoria Cross-Against impossible odds
Everyone seems to know the top WWI ace, Manfred von Richtofen. Many Canadians know the 3rd highest scoring ace, Billy Bishop, perhaps through a popular theatrical piece about the amazing flyer of several years ago, and perhaps because of the… »
Educating girls reduces poverty, reaffirms report
UNESCO predicts that over 11 million girls may never go back to school after the pandemic eases. The non-profit Plan International Canada says current setbacks to girls’ rights including education must be stopped. It reaffirms the view that advancing education… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Households isolating due to COVID-19 should isolate pets too
An adult dog has been found to have been infected with COVID-19 in Ontario through testing by scientists at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College. The dog had no sign of the disease and is said to have caught… »
Saskatchewan Party delivers 4th consecutive landslide win
The Saskatchewan Party secured its fourth consecutive majority mandate in Monday’s election, becoming the longest serving provincial government in Canada. With thousands of mail-in ballots still to be tallied, the centre-right party led by Scott Moe is projected to secure… »
Huge merger in Canada, latest of several in oil/gas industry
A deal announced this weekend between two of the biggest oil companies in Canada will create the third largest oil and gas producer in the country and second largest refiner. The merger between Canadian rivals Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Thawing permafrost called a threat to the world
Canada needs to cooperate closely and urgently with Russia and other Arctic nations to deal with the rapidly thawing ground, says a former premier of the Canadian territory of Yukon. “Permafrost functioned for thousand years like cement,” says Tony Penikett,… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada and Botswana to co-host 2nd media freedom global conference
Canada and Botswana are joining forces to co-host the second edition of Global Conference for Media Freedom, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Monday. The online conference is expected to take place on Nov. 16 and will bring together representatives… »
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