This year Canadians are going to have a new way to donate and wear poppies during the run up to Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. The Royal Canadian Legion partnered with the HSBC Bank Canada in order to create a… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Pandemic complicates coping with eating disorders
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life difficult in many ways but it poses several unique challenges for those battling eating disorders. Myriad restrictions and mixed messaging can make it hard for people to manage their recovery and access treatment, according… »
WestJet to refund customers with flights cancelled due to pandemic
WestJet will start giving refunds to customers with flights cancelled from any time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Nov. 2, WestJet is going to contact eligible customers, starting with those with flights that were cancelled at the beginning of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Politics, Society
New citizenship oath to acknowledge rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
The Liberal government has introduced legislation that would amend the citizenship oath to include a reference to the rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced Thursday. Mendicino said the proposed changes to the oath would require an… »
Over half of new home buyers need help from family
A new survey suggests that first-time home buyers in Canada will rely on family members for financial help in getting that first house. The sampling of public opinion was conducted for one of Canada’s major banks, BMO. It found that… »
COVID-19 risk increases as Canadians move indoors
Winter is coming to Canada and that means Canadians will spend more time inside their heated homes and buildings and less time outside. Public health officials acknowledge that meeting people outdoors is safer because droplets containing the COVID-19 virus disperse… »
Canada’s annual inflation ticks up to 0.5% in September: Statistics Canada
Canada’s consumer price inflation rose to 0.5 per cent in September compared to last year but remained well below the central bank’s 2 per cent inflation target, the country’s national statistics agency reported Wednesday. The annual inflation had slowed to… »
Trudeau warns Canadians not to believe COVID-19 ‘internment camps’ rumours
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians on Tuesday not to believe and spread “harmful misinformation” and conspiracy theories that the federal government is preparing internment camps to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. The federal government has announced funding… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ontario to experiment with ‘digital’ wallet
Canada’s most populous province is launching a plan to have various provincial identifications and services go ‘virtual’. The idea is part of what the provincial government’s :Ontario Onwards’ programme. and the “COVID-19 Action plan for a People Focused Government” There… »
Hallowe’en 2020 across Canada, still a ‘go’, sort of
Due to the pandemic, almost all major public events have been cancelled in Canada since March, This has included festivals, exhibitions, sporting events, parades and so on, both big and small. Now, months later there have been, and still are,… »
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