Renowned civil rights lawyer Joseph Arvay, who spent most of his life fighting from a wheelchair to make things right for any number of society’s legal and civil underdogs, has died at the age of 71. Arvay’s wife, Connie Addario,… »
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The legal battle between Neil Young and Donald Trump’s campaign is over
The legal battle between Canadian music icon Neil Young and U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign has ended. Young filed a lawsuit in August for copyright infringement over what he said was unlicensed playing of Rockin’ in the Free World and… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Save the peatlands, help save the planet?
They are variously called peatlands, peat bogs, mires, muskeg, fen, or moors. They’re an often large swath of soggy area consisting of slowly decaying plant material. They typically consist of mostly sphagnum mosses, but may also have a variety of… »
Canada’s largest ever immunization plan to start in December
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that pending approval by the health department, the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines could be rolled out as early as the week of December 14, 2020. This comes as the numbers of infections and… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New HIV/syphilis test provides quick results
The University of Alberta in western Canada will soon try out a two-in-one test for HIV and syphilis on 1,500 people. If this study proves the test to be effective it could be approved for use in Canada. The province… »
Meng Wanzhou returns to B.C. Supreme Court in controversial extradition case
Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei executive whose arrest two years ago at Vancouver International Airport set off a swirl of a three-country diplomatic and political gamesmanship, was set to return to B.C. Supreme Court Monday. Canadian police and customs officers were… »
COVID, Christmas, and holiday plans of Canadians
Politicians and health officials are urging Canadians to stay home this Christmas, not travel, and not have typical gatherings with extended family and friends. It’s a campaign to attempt to reduce the number of COVID infections which have been increasing… »
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde says he will step down when term ends in July
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the country’s most powerful Indigenious advocacy organization, will not seek a third term as leader when his mandate ends next summer. The organization represents more than 900,000 people in 634 Indigenious communities… »
Economy, Health, International
COVID-19 strikes mink farm in British Columbia
Eight workers at a mink farm in west coast British Columbia have tested positive for the virus with the operators and staff now in isolation along with their contacts. Health officials in the Fraser Valley are testing all farm employees… »
Commemoration of massacre raises issue of gender-based violence
December 6, 2020 was the 31st anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique, a Montreal engineering school. As happens every year, people gathered in Montreal to remember those who died and to condemn violence against women.… »
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