The federal government is launching wide-ranging consultations with provinces and territories, various industries and worker support groups aimed at improving working and living conditions for tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers in Canada who’ve been hit hard by the… »
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Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Indigenous rights: A new current in the Nova Scotia lobster dispute
Local First Nation says Sipekne’katik did not consult them before launching disputed fishery The ongoing dispute over Indigenous fishing rights in Nova Scotia has seen a new player emerge to add to the troubled waters. This time however, it might… »
Canada’s top doctor calls for ‘structural change’ to defeat pandemic
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is calling for “structural change” across health, social, and economic sectors to deal with the impact of the pandemic that has exposed deep societal inequities. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Watch out for the bears while viewing salmon, warns city
The western city of Coquitlam encourages people to go out and watch the salmon run but it warns people to stay away from the bears. Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver, is nestled in wilderness and bears don’t respect city limits.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Cleanup ocean plastic trash- Sunglasses to Hallowe’en display
A modern world without plastics seems impossible, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do a much better job of recycling or making sure they don’t become harmful in the environment. Many have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, perhaps… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Museum of Nature holds a virtual open house
The Canadian Museum of Nature usually holds an open house of its facility in Gatineau near the nation’s capital every October but, because of the pandemic, this year there will be a series of virtual tours instead. The video series… »
Canada Post stamp celebrates country’s first female battlefield artist
Canada Post is releasing a new stamp celebrating the work of Mary Riter Hamilton whose paintings and drawings of First World War battlefields in France and Belgium earned her the title of Canada’s first unofficial female battlefield artist. The new… »
Bank of Canada: long term low rate
It was not unexpected but at the regular Bank of Canada rate announcement bank Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank would hold its current low 0.25 per cent rate, and would not go into negative territory. At the press… »
Sales of cancer medicines in Canada nearly tripled over past decade: report
Sales of cancer-fighting medicines in Canada have nearly tripled over the past decade, reaching $3.9 billion in 2019, according to a report by the federal Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. According to the Oncology Medicines in Canada chartbook released by… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Canada to increase French-speaking immigration
The federal government will give an advantage to skilled workers who speak French and are applying for permanent residency and immigration to Canada. The decision does not apply to those applying to come to the French-speaking province of Quebec, since… »
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