Efforts to save British Columbia’s embattled salmon stocks have taken another turn–and another blow–as they continue to face life-and-death challenges to their survival. The CBC’s Yvette Brend reports that a massive landslide on the mainland about 300 kilometres northwest of… »
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Rude? Racist? No mail as fed up postal workers quit
It seems the COVID situation has been stressing out many people and for a variety of reasons. There have been incidents of rudeness, even physical attacks related to wearing of masks for example. Another incident involved a nasty confrontation after… »
Gretzky memorabilia: an icon’s totems are recovered in haste
The game of hockey–it is more than safe to conclude–provides its fair share of Canada’s totems. The remains of a roll of tape, a broken stick, a battered glove, tossed by an older player–be it at an NHL practice or… »
Pandemic drives maple sugar shack dining rooms out of business
One half of the establishments in the province of Quebec that serve traditional maple syrup meals have had to close their dining rooms because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many operators who tap maple trees to… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Moderna vaccine coming soon for Canadians but no hard date set as yet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Canada by the end of the month–if it passes regulatory muster. If it is approved, the prime minister said, Canada will receive up to 168,000… »
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McGill leads trials of drug to treat COVID-19
At the same time as scientists work at breakneck speed to develop vaccines to prevent COVID-19 infection, they are also researching drugs to treat people who have developed the disease. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health centre in… »
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard is arrested in Winnipeg
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested and is currently in police custody in Winnipeg. The 79-year-old Nygard was taken into custody on Monday under the Canada’s Extradition Act, at the request of the United States. A news release… »
COVID-19- new mutation spreading in U.K.
Even as vaccines are beginning to become available and distributed against COVID-19, medical officials are advising of a version spreading in southern England that has key mutations. The Coronvirus Group in Britain ( COG-UK) reports it is investigating a newly… »
Seniors offered a virtual conference on coping with the pandemic
A non-profit community centre is offering a virtual conference to help people over the age of 50 meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cummings Centre, based in Montreal, has opened registration for a bilingual national conference called Aging… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Canadians largely in favour of COVID lockdowns, survey
With COVID-19 case numbers rising across Canada, and even as vaccines were about to become available, a new survey shows Canadians largely in favour of lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus. This comes also as small many small… »
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