The government of Canada is seeking input from Canadians on how to manage the country’s mountain national parks. These parks are some of the oldest national parks in Canada and some of the most spectacular. By law, management plans for… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Montreal public health officials opposed to holding 2021 Canadian Grand Prix
Worried about the potential spread of COVID-19, Montreal public health authorities say they are “categorically opposed” to holding the Canadian Grand Prix in the city this summer, Radio-Canada reported Thursday. Earlier this week, Radio-Canada reported that provincial health authorities in… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Having a bad day? Check out what happened to Will Amos yesterday
Some days, as we all learn pretty quickly, really are better than others. Ask William Amos, a Liberal MP who has represented the Quebec riding Pontiac since 2015. His Wednesday–to understate–did not exactly go the way he might have liked.… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New stamp marks Canadian discovery of insulin
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto, and Canada’s postal service has issued a new stamp to commemorate it. Before the discovery by Canadian researchers, a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes was… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Italian-Canadian community will receive a formal apology in May for WW2 wrongs
Canada will formally apologize to the country’s Italian-Canadian community for the way it was treated during the Second World War when some 31,000 Italian-Canadians were declared enemy aliens and 600 Italian-Canadian men were sent to internment camps. “I’m proud to… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
90K essential temporary workers and graduates offered new pathway to residency
Facing a manpower shortage due the COVID-19 pandemic and a long-term demographic decline, the federal government is opening a new pathway to residency in Canada for over 90,000 essential temporary workers and international graduates. The new policy will allow foreign… »
Health Canada says AstraZenaca vaccine benefits far outweigh risks
Federal health officials say Canadians should not feel skittish about rolling up their sleeves to get a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine or its Indian-produced twin, Covishield, because their benefits far outweigh the risks of developing very rare and… »
Laurentian University facing mounting criticism after cuts to staff and courses
When Laurentian University, a mid-sized bilingual institution in Sudbury, Ont., filed for creditor protection in February–the first Canadian university, at least in recent memory to do so–the university was quick to say that current students would see no change in… »
Indigenous designer launches sustainable, plus size clothing
An Indigenous-owned clothing company will begin offering all of its sustainable clothing lines in larger sizes ranging from XS to 6X. The Anne Mulaire company is Métis owned. Métis are people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry and are one… »
Noted businessman and philanthropist W. Galen Weston dies ‘peacefully’ at 80
Canadian businessman and philanthropist W. Galen Weston, whose business acumen and retailing skills helped make his family one of the wealthiest in Canada, has died at the age of 80. In a statement, his family said Weston died on Monday,… »
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