One of the last great vestiges of retail in Canada is set to close. The giant ‘Bay’ store in Winnipeg, already hurting from changing shopping habits, has now succumbed to COVID. Hudson’s Bay announced it will close the operation in… »
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Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous
Urban Indigenous singer Anachnid extends her web across Canada’s soundscape
When the Montreal-based singer Anachnid picked up the Zoom-phone for our interview, she was still in shock after an emotional week that started with the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous Atikamekw woman in a Quebec hospital where she was… »
The coronavirus refuses to let up in Quebec and Ontario
COVID-19 showed no signs of loosening its ever-tightening grip in central Canada on Friday as Ontario and Quebec–the country’s two most populous provinces–announced new–and higher–case counts. Quebec reported its highest daily number of cases since early May: 1,052, including seven… »
Health Canada begins first review of COVID-19 vaccine submission
Health Canada has received its first submission to approve a COVID-19 vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford, officials announced Friday. The announcement comes a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canadian grain farmers say U.S. farm subsidies threaten their survival
Eastern Canada grain farmers demand action from Trudeau “Farmers need to be able to cover the cost of production or many of them will not be able to survive much longer.”reads a public statement from farm organisations in eastern Canada.… »
Trudeau and O’Toole wish the Trumps speedy recovery
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leader of Canada’s official opposition, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, expressed on Friday their wishes of speedy recovery to Donald Trump and Melania Trump as the president and the first lady confirmed that they’ve tested… »
Fisheries minister opens door to creating a First Nations fishing authority
In what appears to be an attempt to tamp down temperatures on Canada’s East Coast, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan opened the door Thursday to creating a First Nations fishing authority. “That plan is with the chiefs now,” Jordan… »
Canadian navy in huge international exercise in Scotland
Canadian warships are now in northern waters near Scotland as they join a huge international naval exercise called “Joint Warrior”. It is one of the largest military exercises in Europe by allied nations involving not only naval, but air and… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021, experts say
Despite optimistic projections by government officials in the U.S. and Canada, an effective COVID-19 vaccine is not likely to become available for the general public before the fall of 2021, according to a survey of leading North American experts in… »
Canadian soldiers in Iraq are ‘safe and accounted for’ after missile attack
All Canadian soldiers stationed in northern Iraq are safe and accounted for following Wednesday’s missile attack on the base they share with U.S. troops near the regional capital of Erbil, Canadian officials said Thursday. Six rockets landed near Erbil International… »
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