Canada’s transport minister is considering aid to the airline industry hit hard by the pandemic, but has made clear the aid is contingent on their refunding passengers for flights that were cancelled. “ Due to our vast geography, Canadians rely… »
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Beloved TV host, lost to pancreatic cancer
Alex Trebek, age 80, has died after a long battle against pancreatic cancer,. His family said he died peacefully at home. TV show hosts can be extremely popular, but it’s rare that the descriptions would also include the words ‘beloved’… »
Howie Meeker–whose love of hockey won the hearts of Canadians–dies at 97
Howie Meeker, whose enthusiasm and vocabulary struck a joyous chord in the hearts of Canadian hockey fans for decades, died Sunday at Nanaimo General Hospital in British Columbia. He was 97. Meeker was NHL rookie of the year in 1947,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
New player comes to podcast, Netflix is testing audio-only mode
The Podcasts market has been growing steadily in recent years. In addition to several major players, such as Apple, Google and Spotify, online video giant, Youtube is also making some attempts in the audio field. Now, another powerful new player,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
New Indigenous protected area created in the Canadian Arctic
The federal government is investing $1.43 million for the creation of a new Indigenous protected and conserved area in the Canadian Arctic in partnership with the Inuit community of Inukjuak in northern Quebec. The Arqvilliit Indigenous protected and conserved area… »
Quebec okays use of facilities for outdoor winter activities
Canadians may be dreading this winter more than usual because of the limits placed on social gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the coronavirus spreads less easily outdoors more people have been spending time outdoors and are planning to… »
Emergency action requested to avert measles, polio epidemics worldwide
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted immunization services around the world, according to UNICEF and The World Health Organization (WHO). The two United Nations organizations are calling for emergency action to avert what it fears will be major measles and polio… »
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American grocery chain in Canada causes a fury over ‘Remembrance’
An American-owned grocery chain in Canada has ignited a furor of anger heading into the week before the country pauses to remember the tens of thousands of Canadians who gave their lives defending freedom abroad. Amazon-owned Whole Foods organic grocery… »
Trudeau refuses to wade into U.S. election political minefield
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday once again refused to comment on the U.S. election process as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden inched closer to the White House while U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed the Democrats were “trying to… »
As the pandemic continues, the recovery of jobs slows down
Employment in Canada only increased by 0.5 per cent in October 2020 after steadily growing by an average of 2.7 per cent per month since May, according to the government’s statistics agency, StatsCan. The agency said these results reflect the… »
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