Homa Hoodfar has been home in Montreal for a week now. The 65-year old Iranian-Canadian academic was held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison since June. Yesterday she spoke with journalists from the CBC and Radio-Canada. She said she had always… »
Highlights
Public consultations begin to extend parental leave
The Canadian government is asking for input online on expanding the benefit payments that parents get when a baby is born. Currently, parental leave may replace part of a parent’s salary for 12 months. During the election campaign in 2015,… »
Judge ‘deeply regrets’ woman’s treatment over hijab
A Quebec justice has ruled there was no legal basis for a lower court judge to ask a woman to remove her head covering in order for her case to proceed. Rania El-Alloul was in court in February 2015 over… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, International
Zika mosquitoes discovered in Canada
One of the mosquito species known to carry the Zika virus has been discovered in southwestern Ontario. Aedes albopictus is also known as the Asian Tiger mosquito. This species is known as a carrier of the West Nile disease, but… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Seeking greater protection for animals in Canada: failed
Protecting animals, wild and domestic, from abuse would seem to be a good thing. Animal rights groups have been fighting for years to modernize Canadian law with respect to treatment of animals, laws which in some cases have had little… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Canada could suffer another fishery collapse, warns official
Canada’s commissioner of the environment and sustainable development has issued a dire warning about government management of fish stocks. “We’re at potential risk for another stock to potentially collapse. It’s disconcerting that the department wasn’t aware of this,” said Julie… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Toronto park gets unanimous approval
Rail Deck park, as it’s known now, got unanimous approval yesterday in Toronto City Hall for $2.4 million (Cdn) for design work, but only after some bargaining. Suburban councillors are not as enthusiastic about the proposed 8.5 hectare landmark in… »
Rich Canada? Not so rich Canadians?
Canada is considered around the world to be a so-called “rich” country. But it seems Canadians themselves are struggling more and more, as costs rise all around them but not salaries. A new poll by Ipsos shows that almost a… »
Drake postpones show in hometown Toronto
Drake, the Toronto-born, Grammy-award winning rapper and platinum-selling recording artist, is disappointing some of his home-town fans this weekend. Due to an ankle injury he has been forced to post-pone some shows in his ongoing Summer Sixteen tour. The show in… »
Blue Jays’ victory marred by beer can throw
The Toronto Blue Jays won a thrilling victory last night with a three-run homer by Edwin Encarnacion that sent the 50,000 fans in the stands, into a state of elation. But it has been overshadowed today by the revolting behaviour of one fan.… »
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