Canada’s foreign affairs minister has launched an investigation into reports that Canadian military equipment exported to Turkey may have been used by Azerbaijan against Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was… »
Highlights
The coronavirus refuses to let up in Quebec and Ontario
COVID-19 showed no signs of loosening its ever-tightening grip in central Canada on Friday as Ontario and Quebec–the country’s two most populous provinces–announced new–and higher–case counts. Quebec reported its highest daily number of cases since early May: 1,052, including seven… »
Health Canada begins first review of COVID-19 vaccine submission
Health Canada has received its first submission to approve a COVID-19 vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford, officials announced Friday. The announcement comes a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canadian grain farmers say U.S. farm subsidies threaten their survival
Eastern Canada grain farmers demand action from Trudeau “Farmers need to be able to cover the cost of production or many of them will not be able to survive much longer.”reads a public statement from farm organisations in eastern Canada.… »
Ottawa announces more funding for businesses gasping for air from COVID-19
The federal government is providing $600 million in new funding to help small and medium-sized businesses deal with possible lockdowns amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages… »
Trudeau and O’Toole wish the Trumps speedy recovery
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leader of Canada’s official opposition, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, expressed on Friday their wishes of speedy recovery to Donald Trump and Melania Trump as the president and the first lady confirmed that they’ve tested… »
Fisheries minister opens door to creating a First Nations fishing authority
In what appears to be an attempt to tamp down temperatures on Canada’s East Coast, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan opened the door Thursday to creating a First Nations fishing authority. “That plan is with the chiefs now,” Jordan… »
Covid vaccine may be the answer but many Canadians say they’d wait
Canadians concerned about possible side-effects of a new vaccine A vaccine against the SARS-CoV2 virus is seen by authorities as the desperately needed solution to the current pandemic. However as the world rushes toward development of a such a vaccine… »
Canadian navy in huge international exercise in Scotland
Canadian warships are now in northern waters near Scotland as they join a huge international naval exercise called “Joint Warrior”. It is one of the largest military exercises in Europe by allied nations involving not only naval, but air and… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021, experts say
Despite optimistic projections by government officials in the U.S. and Canada, an effective COVID-19 vaccine is not likely to become available for the general public before the fall of 2021, according to a survey of leading North American experts in… »
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