The Writers’ Trust of Canada is offering a new $60,000 prize for “thought-provoking books that have the potential to influence Canada’s future.” Balsillie Prize for Public Policy will be awarded to writers who express bold visions in well-researched non-fiction. The… »
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A battle over in-person church services comes to a head in B.C.
The chief justice of British Columbia’s Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver a decision today in a case involving three churches in the province who say restrictions put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic violate parishioners’ rights and freedoms.… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics
MPs vote unanimously to grant permanent residence to wrongly accused man
Legislators in Canada’s House of Commons unanimously voted on Tuesday to ask the federal government to grant permanent residence to a Guinean man who was held in detention for six days last month after being wrongly accused of shooting a… »
— Themes —, International, Politics
Canadian NGO calls on Ottawa to cancel purchase of Israeli drone
A Canadian NGO is calling on the federal government to cancel its $36-million purchase of an Israeli-made civilian maritime surveillance drone over concerns about the manufacturer’s human rights record. Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has… »
‘Total betrayal.’ Gun control activists react to Trudeau’s gun buyback scheme
Gun control activists in Canada reacted with “anger and dismay” on Tuesday to the Trudeau government’s proposed legislation to toughen the country’s gun laws, accusing the Liberals of backtracking on their promise to remove all newly blacklisted firearms from circulation.… »
New stamps feature Canadian animals that turn white in winter
A new set of Canadian postage stamps feature five mammals found in Canada that are especially adapted to winter because their dark coats turn white to provide camouflage in the snow. Among the five, the Arctic fox and the ermine… »
Journalists highlight secrecy in Quebec government department
Several journalists’ groups have wryly bestowed an award for “Outstanding Achievement in government secrecy” to the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks in the province of Quebec. The award relates to the provincial ministry’s unwillingness to share lab data with… »
Opposition Leader O’Toole says 2022 Olympics should be moved from China
The leader of Canada’s Official Opposition is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to push the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Games out of China. China, Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole said Tuesday, is committing genocide against… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Prominent Canadians call for a halt to changes at Radio Canada International
A former prime minister of Canada, a former ambassador to the UN and several other prominent Canadians have written an open letter calling for a stop to the changes at Radio Canada International set for April 1, 2021. The signatories… »
Two Manitoba First Nations suspect U.K. variant may be in their communities
Fear and concern are spreading across northern Manitoba today as two First Nations, already in lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, are reporting the potential presence of the coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom. On Monday, David Monias,… »
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