The annual awards for architectural design in Canada have been announced. The Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence is an annual competition for design and construction phase projects. Six projects were selected from the 132 entries this year. They were (Calgary,… »
Highlights
Prestigious honour comes to Duvernay-Tardif for his work combatting COVID-19
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a massive man whose physical presence appears more than matched by his commitment to excellence, has been named one of five winners of Sports Illustrated’s prestigious Sportsperson of the Year award. Duvernay-Tardif, a graduate of McGill University’s medical… »
Preparing for vaccine delivery: test
In a huge country like Canada, the second biggest in the world, delivery and administration of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine will be an enormous task of logistics The U.K. has just approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first country to do… »
More people having suicidal thoughts in second wave of pandemic
One in ten Canadians are experiencing suicidal thoughts during this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey done for the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). That is a steep increase from… »
Internet, Science & Technology
The Washington Post launches data journalism department
The Washington Post says it has hired a veteran data journalist from The Associated Press to establish and lead a new department dedicated to data journalism. Meghan Hoyer will lead data projects and act as a consulting editor on data-driven… »
Canada set to surpass 400,000 total COVID-19 cases
Canada was expected to surpass 400,000 cases of COVID-19 infections on the weekend with new record numbers posted by Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan during the week raising a growing alarm among politicians and health care professionals. Ontario reported another 1,780… »
PM Trudeau won’t comment on possible Meng release
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers for Meng Wanzhou about a potential deal that would allow the Chinese telecom executive to return home from Canada in exchange for… »
Unions urge Parliamentarian to pass anti-scab law
An opposition member of Canada’s Parliament has tabled a piece of legislation that would stop employers in federally regulated sectors from hiring non-union workers called scabs during legal strikes or lockouts. In Canada, some sectors such as transportation, banks and… »
International, Longform, Politics
Unravelling the Nagorno-Karabakh knot
A rude awakening On Nov. 10, at 3 a.m., Raffi Elliott was roused from sleep by a huge commotion on the street outside his apartment building in downtown Yerevan. Looking out of the window, Elliott, a Canadian-Armenian journalist and entrepreneur… »
Documentary: Battle of Hong Kong- life under occupation
Everyone has heard about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour but few may know that the same day a huge Japanese invasion force attacked the small garrison of the British colony of Hong Kong. Among the small group of defenders… »
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