The number of Canadians over the age of 65 now outnumbers those under 15. Population data collected in 2019 found that 17 per cent of the population was over the age of 65 and the number is increasing at a… »
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Ottawa relaxes work permit rules for international students
In an effort to attract more highly skilled immigrants, the federal government is further relaxing rules for thousands of international students who had post-graduation work permits (PGWP) but because of the pandemic could not work and get the necessary work… »
‘Did ya hear about that guy in Quebec who produced the biggest turnip ever?’
As Damien Allard prepared to pull the turnip he’d had been nursing since spring out of the ground near his home on Quebec’s gorgeous Gaspé Peninsula early last November, his hopes were high. His heart was set on getting the… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Clubhouse going mainstream but banned in China
On Monday, Feb. 08, after several months of unusually unrestricted downloads, the Chinese users of audio-only social media application Clubhouse suddenly found they couldn’t access it anymore. Clubhouse, which has been gaining popularity in China, has finally joined the list… »
Child soldiers ‘still being used as expendable fuel of war,’ UN warns
Despite the fact that 99 countries have signed up to international efforts spearheaded by Canada to eradicate the use of child soldiers around the world, children are “still being used as expendable fuel of war,” UN officials say. As the… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canada sets tougher quarantine measures for travellers
As the more easily transmitted variants of COVID-19 emerge in Canada, the government is enhancing quarantine measures for travellers arriving in the country by air and by land. Those who arrive at airports are already required to provide proof of… »
Ottawa details its funding plan for LGBTQ2 organizations and projects
The federal government has unveiled details of a program aimed at aiding members of the country’s diverse LGBTQ2 community. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef and Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish… »
Everyone who wants a vaccine will get one by end of September, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday reiterated his pledge that every Canadian who wants to get a COVID-19 vaccine will get one by the end September, just as a new poll shows growing dissatisfaction with his government’s handling of the… »
New figures show Air Canada’s 2020 fourth quarter was even worse than expected
Like an overmatched fighter on the ropes against an opponent who won’t let up–in this case, a powerful pandemic that shows no mercy–Air Canada keeps looking for an opening, trying to find a way out of mess it had nothing… »
Millions of children in Yemen face acute malnutrition, warns UN
Yemen is one of the most dangerous places in the world for children to grow up, say four UN agencies, and almost 2.3 million of those under five years old will likely suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021. Of those,… »
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