The Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach Kirk Muller, the team’s general manager, Marc Bergevin, announced on Wednesday. Dominique Ducharme, 47, has been promoted as interim head coach in addition to the appointment of Alex… »
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COVID-19 cases declining in Indigenous communities: minister
COVID-19 infections continue to decline in Indigenous communities across Canada even as the federal government is bracing for outbreaks of more contageous variants of concern, Indigenous Services Marc Miller said Wednesday. Speaking at a media briefing in Ottawa, Miller said… »
Canadian band The Tragically Hip garners humanitarian award
The Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip has helped raise millions of dollars for social and environmental causes and is set to be recognized for it. The band will receive the 2021 Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada, a non-profit… »
Vaccines arrive in Ghana–the start of deliveries bound for 92 countries
Ghana today became the first country in the world to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX — the international coalition led by the World Health Organization and G-7 countries, including Canada. Some 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, delivered… »
Many tasks falling to women in pandemic: survey
A new survey found that women are shouldering more responsibilities than are men, even if they work full time. Women are balancing childcare, their own careers and playing a leading role in family finances, according to a survey done for… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada, Australia to coordinate efforts to make web giants pay for news
Canada and Australia agreed to coordinate their efforts to get web giants to pay for news during Tuesday’s phone call between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. A readout of the phone call between the… »
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Bank of Canada governor strongly hints that benchmark rate will stay for now
Despite simmering concerns that Canada’s housing market may be on the verge of overheating, it appears that the Bank of Canada’s benchmark interest rate, which has held steady at 0.25% for 11 months, is going to stay right where it… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Trudeau and Biden agree to move forward together on COVID and climate change
“The United States has no closer friend than Canada. That’s why you were my first call as president, my first bilateral meeting.” U.S. President Joe Biden/Feb. 23, 2021. And so began yesterday’s virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and… »
China lashes out at Canada over Uighur genocide vote
The Chinese government lashed out at Canada today, accusing Ottawa of deliberately smearing China and seriously violating international law, after the House of Commons voted to declare that Beijing is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
RCMP puppy naming contest begins
As it has done every year since 2001, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is asking Canadian children to submit names for puppies that will be born this year and trained as police service dogs. The national police force has… »
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