Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned world leaders on Friday of impending “climate reckoning” and called on countries to join forces in creating a more equitable international system to confront the 21st century challenges that the existing structures created 70 years… »
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Canadian CF-18s intercept Russian fighter jet near Romanian airspace
NATO officials scrambled a pair of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept a Russian Su-27 Flanker operating near Romanian airspace over the Black Sea on Sept. 23, the Canadian military announced Friday. The Canadian aircraft… »
Ontario government reacts to increase in COVID cases
The Premier of Ontario on several occasions has sharply criticised citizens who are not obeying the health restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The province had been slowly moving towards fewer restriction and is in what was called… »
Canadian economy: Indications that a recovery from COVID has stalled
In spite of massive emergency federal funding for individuals and business and in spite of what appeared to be the start of a healthy recovery in mid-summer, it now appears that has stalled. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)… »
Jobs in Canada’s natural resources industry suffer ‘deepest decline ever’
There’s more bad news for Canadians–and their politicians–as they try to find their way through the COVID-19 pandemic employment crisis: Canada’s natural resources industry–long battered by falling world oil prices–continued to spiral downward in this year’s second quarter, costing close… »
COVID claims another casuality: CP Rail’s Holiday Train
And the hits just keep on coming courtesy of COVID-19. As traditional events–from the ‘The Nutcracker’ in Toronto to the Grey Cup in Regina–get cancelled, Canadians can only lick their wounds and hope for the day when the pandemic nightmare… »
Edmonton International Airport to host clinical trial of rapid COVID-19 test
The Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is going to host the clinical trial of a new COVID-19 test that can produce near instant results. According to a press release from the EIA, the Edmonton-based company Graphene Leaders Canada Medical Inc. (GLCM)… »
Canada condemns Lukashenko’s inauguration for 6th term in Belarus
Canada has joined a chorus of other Western democracies who condemned Wednesday’s inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as “illegitimate.” Lukashenko, who claimed victory following the Aug. 9 disputed vote, was sworn in for a sixth term in the presence… »
Ontario pharmacies to begin COVID-19 testing on Friday
The Ontario government is expanding access to COVID-19 testing by offering it at up to 60 pharmacies within the province starting this Friday. According to the press release from the Ontario government, individuals with no symptoms of the virus will… »
Less than 250 people carried COVID-19 in Quebec in the spring : Study
As few as 247 people could have carried COVID-19 into Quebec during the spring, according to a genome sequencing study published by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) and the McGill Genome Centre. The study looked at… »
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