Members of Toronto mosque say they are “saddened beyond words” following a fatal stabbing Saturday night at the building’s entrance. Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, 58, was working as a volunteer controlling access to the mosque in rhe Etobicoke area to ensure COVID-19… »
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New Canada Post stamps honour medical contributions of six Canadians
Canada Post has issued a set of five commemorative stamps to honour the contributions made in the medical field by six Canadian physicians and researchers; Drs. Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Balfour Mount, M. Vera Peters, James Till and Ernest McCulloch. … »
Internet, Science & Technology
Huawei 5G ban could mean huge compensation demand from Canadian telcos
Canada is under pressure from its allies and 5 Eyes partners to ban China’s Huawei telecommunications firm from providing equipment for the coming 5G communications systems. It’s over alleged concerns about the security of the equipment and the company’s close… »
Cabinet gathers for retreat ahead of next week’s speech from the throne
Repeating a warning he delivered last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the country is not out of the COVID-19 woods and warned that failure to heed anti-pandemic measures could mean a return to extreme lockdowns like those put… »
British Columbia approves municipal bans on single use plastics
The British Columbia government is moving towards banning single-use plastics in a number of municipalities within the province in order to prevent plastic waste from polluting communities, shorelines and landfills. According to a news release from B.C. on Saturday, the… »
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Canada history: Sept 13.1965: Toronto takes a bold architectural risk
Architecture should be functional but also aesthetically pleasing in a style that survives time and taste. That is clearly the case for the ‘new’ city hall in Toronto, Canada’s largest city and capital of the province of Ontario. On yesterday’s… »
Beloved wife of former Prime Minister dies at age 84
Aline Chretien, (nee Chaîné) died peacefully on Saturday at age 84 at her residence in Shawinigan Quebec. Although never in the political limelight, she played a critical role in the political life of her husband and in many of his political… »
Canada and British Columbia launch school bus seatbelt pilot project
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have partnered up to launch a pilot project to use seatbelts in school buses in two school districts in B.C., according to an announcement from Canada’s Minister of Transport Marc Garneau and B.C.’s… »
Central bank governor says uneven recovery a challenge for everyone
The Bank of Canada’s governor is sounding an alarm about the future of women, young people and low-wage workers as the country tries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a speech to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto… »
Global ice-loss study shows ‘worst case’ scenario
A new study by British researchers into ice loss from the world’s poles and glaciers seems to fulfull ‘worst case’ scenarios predicted some 30 years ago by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The scientists from the University of… »
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