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Joni Velázquez, Quebec
My name is Joni Ismael Velázquez Gutiérrez. I am Mexican. I came to a ferme [farm] to work in the livestock industry, in the milk industry. There, I can say that I experienced a certain degree of racism and verbal… »
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Canadian research focuses on plant-based components for hydrogen fuel cells
Researchers in Quebec are looking to develop ways for using a renewable byproduct of Canada’s pulp and paper industry as one of the main components for the production of hydrogen fuel cells. The research led by Samaneh Shahgaldi, the newly… »
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Bird flu outbreak prompts warning about future pandemics
There have been outbreaks of the H5N8 strain of avian flu in Russia and India recently and a Canadian scientist says that highlights the urgent need to develop a universal influenza vaccine. Bird flu is prevalent among fowl and may… »
Justin Clark, a man of extraordinary perseverance and courage, dies at 58
Justin Clark, a man who never learned to take no for an answer, died Thursday at the age of 58. Born in 1962 with cerebral palsy, unable to walk or talk, he leaves a legacy few Canadians will ever match.… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Twitter’s new ‘Super Follow’ allows journalists to charge for their tweets
During its “Analyst event” on Friday Twitter announced several new features, including “Super Follow” and “Community.” “Super Follow” is a feature used to monetize content, mostly the tweets published on the platform. As an industry heavily addicted to Twitter, news… »
Now is not the time for Canada and U.S. to turn inward, says Garneau
As human and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to rise in Canada and the U.S., the two neighbours need to come together to address challenges facing both countries, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said Friday. Addressing his U.S.… »
Online music festival features Canadian composers, musicians
The 8th Festival de la Voix will be live from March 14 to April 10, 2021 but, because of the pandemic, will be accessible for free online. Canadian composers and musicians will present four eclectic concerts and three vocal workshops… »
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Canada Post is making an offer that’ll be pretty hard to refuse (it hopes)
For Canadians feeling blue-or maybe seeing red–about so many of the ugly consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada Post wants to–hopefully–make things a little better in an old-fashioned way. Canada’s mail service is prepping for a massive influx of postcards–about… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada approves AstraZeneca vaccine
Canada’s health department has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine enabling health authorities to receive shipments within days and add it to vaccines already being administered from Pfizer and Moderna. Canada has pre-ordered 20 million doses and will get up to 1.9… »
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