People across wide swaths of Quebec woke up to a new government mandate this morning: obey restrictions and measures put in place to combat COVID-19 or face some very stiff fines. The restrictions and measures apply to the province’s red-zone… »
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Amazing Canadian woman who helped win the war, to be honoured yet again.
In the course of her life, Vancouver-born Elsie MacGill was a true leader. Recipient of multiple awards, she will now be featured in one of Canada’s ‘Heritage Minutes’. (video below) These are brief videos produced by Historica Canada highlighting important… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Toronto area police bust multi-million dollar gambling ring
Gambling, guns, girls Called ‘Operation End-Game’, York Regional Police near Toronto have staged a massive James Bond-like raid on a multi-million dollar mansion with help from a police helicopter and additional manpower from the Ontario Provincial Police, and Durham Region… »
Canadians grow more concerned as second wave of COVID-19 rises
Canadians are feeling increasingly anxious about the rising tide of the COVID-19 pandemic and are worried about its impact on the economy once the second wave of infections subsides, according to a new survey by the Angus Reid Institute. As… »
CETA trade deal: Three years later, Canadian agriculture still dissatisfied
In 2017 the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement was negotiated and signed into force with great satisfaction by Canada’s Trudeau government to improve trade between Canada nad the European Union, notably in the agricultural sector. It was supposed to be advantageous… »
Quebec order of nurses denounces ‘racism’ against dying Indigenous woman
Two days after a dying Indigenous woman broadcast a Facebook Live video appearing to show her being insulted and sworn at by hospital staff in a Quebec regional hospital, the provincial order of nurses has come out with a statement… »
Legislation introduced for holiday to honour residential school survivors
The federal government is making another attempt to create a new statutory holiday that would honour victims and survivors of Indian residential schools, a policy that saw more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children separated from their parents… »
Ontario shelves plan to fly Chinese flag at legislature ceremony
Bowing to pressure, skepticism and criticism, the Ontario government has backed off on a controversial flag-raising ceremony honouring China at the province’s legislature that was to take place shortly after noon today. The legislature was set to commemorate China’s National… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canada: Renewed calls for contact tracing app but effectiveness uncertain
Quebec latest to adopt federal app Canada released its COVID tracing app in July where it was first picked up in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province. Ontario is one of the provinces hardest hit by the virus. Adoption of the… »
Economy, Health, International, Society
Trudeau announces additional $400M for international pandemic assistance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will commit additional $400 million in international development funding this year to help developing countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience. Trudeau made the announcement at a virtual United Nations meeting co-chaired by… »
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