Jonathan Marchand on Monday removed the makeshift cage he set up in front of Quebec’s legislature last week–having won what appears to be a partial victory in his unorthodox campaign to bring attention to the plight of disabled people who… »
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Joe Norton, a no-nonsense down-to-earth Indigenous leader, is dead at 70
Joseph Tokwiroh Norton, a straight-talking, no-nonsense, down-to earth man who spent much of his life fighting for the rights of members of the Mohawk Nation and other Indigenious people in Canada, has died. Norton, who served for nearly 30 years… »
Bill Morneau resigns as finance minister and MP to seek top job at OECD
Canada’s Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, said Monday he will be stepping down from the cabinet and resigning his seat in the House of Commons to pursue the job of secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).… »
Canada will not accept ‘fraudulent’ elections in Belarus, says foreign minister
Canada does not accept the results of the Aug. 9 “fraudulent” presidential election in Belarus and calls for “free and fair elections,” Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday as tens of thousands of Belarusians marched to demand the resignation… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada Revenue Agency suspends online services following cyber attacks
A full-scale investigation by the RCMP and the Canadian Centre of Cyber Security has been launched into cyber attacks on federal government departments that compromised the personal information of thousands of Canadians, according to government officials who say the fraudulent… »
One-in-five Canadians making little to no effort to stop COVID-19 spread: poll
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and with parts of Canada gearing up for the second coronavirus wave, public health messages like wearing masks and regularly washing hands are being ignored by nearly one-fifth of Canadians, according to a new… »
Canadian Football League pulls the plug on 2020 season
The Canadian Football League has cancelled its 2020 season because of COVID-19. The decision–announced Monday–means that for the first time since 1919 there will be no Grey Cup, a game and festival that has always punched well above its weight… »
Canada appoints new ambassador to Lebanon
Canada has appointed a new ambassador to Lebanon as the country reels from the impact of a massive blast in Beirut that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the Lebanes capital. Career diplomat Chantal… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International
“Fait Vivir”, a road movie about Canadian music gypsies in Colombia
His given name is Manuk. Manuk Aukán. A name that was inspired by Chile’s Mapuche Indigenous tribe, a volcanic island in Indonesia, and an Armenian name meaning “child”. A camera follows him everywhere: on his mother’s back in chilly Montreal… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Ottawa offers pathway to permanent residency to some asylum seekers
The federal government is granting a pathway to permanent residency to some asylum seekers who worked on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for patients in hospitals and long-term care homes in Canada. Under the ad hoc measure announced… »
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