The 33rd edition of a LGBTQ film festival and pioneering platform of queer stories will be presented online from November 19 to December 6,2020 and will have offerings in French as well as English. There will be 30 per cent… »
Highlights
Naval supply ships for Canada: a question of politics, time, money
Anyone who follows Canada’s military procurement knows it is and long has been, fraught with issues, delays, changes, and costs. A new report suggest Canada could have had new naval supply ships, if it hadn’t delayed the original programme years… »
Report faults RCMP and Liberals for slow responses to information requests
The subject of controversy and the object of disapproval through much of 2020, Canada’s national police force is facing more criticism–this time from Canada’s information commissioner, Caroline Maynard. In a special report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, Maynard said the… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Pfizer has enough data to request emergency use of vaccine
The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech are now announcing new test results that show their vaccine against COVID-19 is 95 per cent effective and they will to go to U.S. authorities to ask for emergency approval for use. The U.S.… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
The Calgary Stampede, a victim of the pandemic, unveils its 2021 poster
One of the best-known casualties of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic was the world-famous Calgary Stampede, a rodeo and festival that bills itself as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” This year’s edition was cancelled in April. On Tuesday, organizers unveiled a… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Isolation pod will allow safe transport of contagious patients
There is an increasing number of COVID-19 infections in northern Canada and some patients may need to be transported from remote regions to hospitals in the south. Keewatin Air offers medivac services to Canada’s Arctic and has acquired a special… »
Canada moves past 300,000 COVID-19 cases
Canada’s total COVID-19 caseload has now surpassed 300,000 as cases continue to rise across most areas of the country–the exception being Atlantic Canada, which has lived in a bubble for much of the year, closing itself off to and from… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Heated ski poles developed by cold skiers
Three young men from the province of Quebec were skiing on what one of them called “a crazy, crazy cold day” and they wondered about heated products that might take the edge off. Olivier Breton, Philippe Dumouchel and Olivier Dubois… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Trudeau immigration increase, not so popular with Canadians
At the end of last month, Prime Minister Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled plans for a substantial increase in immigration into Canada. The plan set targets of 401,000 immigrants next year, increasing to 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000… »
University picks new sports teams name, replaces controversial one
In the wave of controversy that has swept North American sports team names, another well-known long-standing name has been dropped. The latest to do so is one of Canada’s oldest and respected institutions, McGill University in Montreal and today they… »
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