Health-care workers in Quebec who faced the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were more vulnerable to contracting the virus than the rest of the population, according to a report released by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec… »
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U Sports cancels winter championships due to pandemic
U Sports, the national brand of university sports in Canada, has cancelled its 2021 winter national championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to an announcement from U Sports on Thursday, the women’s and men’s championships in hockey, basketball,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International
Wildlife photography exhibit returns to Canadian museum
An international photo competition and exhibition begins at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto on November 21, 2020. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition out of London, England is now in its 56th year and features 100 new… »
Watch migrating hawks from Toronto, says biologist
A wildlife biologist is finding easy-to-access spots within Toronto where people can go look for migrating hawks, falcons, vultures, eagles and other raptors. Robert Spaul is encouraging people to get a pair of binoculars abd sunglasses and to search out… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Conservation group hails rare dinosaur discovery by father and son in Alberta
A Canadian conservation group says the discovery of a rare juvenile dinosaur by a father and son duo hiking in an isolated canyon in Alberta prairies in July demonstrates the benefits of nature conservation not only for the living species… »
Skate Canada International 2020 Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Skate Canada International Grand Prix, which was scheduled for Oct. 30 and 31 in Ottawa, has been canceled due to the current rise in COVID-19 cases within the province. The event was scheduled to happen with no spectators… »
Indigenous leaders condemn mob attacks against Mi’kmaw fishermen
Indigenous leaders in Canada and in Nova Scotia are condemning Tuesday’s disturbances targeting Mi’kmaw fishermen as racist hate crimes and calling for the federal government to intervene in the ongoing lobster fishery dispute between First Nations and commercial fishermen. Indigenous… »
More Canadians have a poor opinion of the U.S.
Fewer than half of Canadians (44 per cent) have a favourable or somewhat favourable opinion of the United States compared to 68 per cent in the fall of 2012, according to surveys. The Focus Canada program has been tracking attitudes… »
Champagne discusses Nagorno-Karabakh, Belarus and Ukraine in meetings in Vienna
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in Vienna today for meetings with officials of various international organizations and Austrian leaders to talk about flashpoints in Europe and Azerbaijan. Champagne arrived in Austria from Greece as part of his week-long tour of European capitals to discuss with allies the… »
Charity seeks to stem the decline in organ donation
During this pandemic, the province of Quebec has had its lowest organ donation and referral rate in the last five years. The Chain of Life charity boosts organ and tissue donation through an educational program that it runs in about… »
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