The British Columbia government has launched a new grant program to help small and medium sized businesses market their products online. A press release from the government says it is investing $12 million to help businesses launch or update their… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International
More ways for Hong Kongers to come to Canada announced
As China continues to clamp down on their civil liberties, the Canadian government has announced new initiatives to help more Hong Kong residents come to Canada. As of February 8, 2021, people may apply for new open work permits that… »
Ontario announces its timetable for in-school back-to-class learning
More and more students in Canada’s most populous province will be returning to their in-school classrooms over the next two weeks. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced a timetable yesterday, saying students in 13 public health units, including Hamilton and Windsor,… »
NWHL suspends season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) has suspended its season due to positive COVID-19 tests and the resulting safety concerns. The league made the announcement in a tweet on Wednesday. “The NWHL and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) have… »
Air Canada suspends its Rouge flights indefinitely, as of Monday
Air Canada has suspended all flights on its low-cost Rouge subsidiary, as of Monday. “As a result of our suspension of all flights to the Caribbean and Mexico at the request of the Canadian government, we are again pausing our… »
Canada puts 13 more groups on terrorist list
The Canadian government has added 13 new groups as terrorist entities bringing the number of groups listed under the Criminal Code to 73. Canadian law mandates severe penalties for individuals and organizations that deal with the property or finances of… »
Health, International, Society
Procurement minister says millions of AstraZenica doses could be coming soon
There may be some good news for disgruntled Canadians exasperated with the country’s lagging COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Canadian Press is reporting today that Canada could get more than one million additional vaccine doses by the end of March. CP’s Mia… »
Toronto to pilot non-police led safety and crisis support service
Toronto has approved a pilot project for community safety and crisis support services that will test a non-policel led approach to non-emergency and non-violent calls including those involving wellness checks. The pilot project, approved by city council on Tuesday, will… »
Many food imports to Canada a product of child labour: report
“Canadians could be contributing to child and forced labour every time they go grocery shopping,” says the advocacy organization World Vision. It has issued a report which says that $3.7 billion worth of food imports to Canada are at risk… »
Canada invests $64 million to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake
The Canadian government is investing $64 million through the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) to help its partners across the country to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake. In a press release from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) published on Tuesday,… »
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