Members of the small Belarusian community in Canada are demanding Ottawa take a tougher stance against the government of President Alexander Lukashenko who has faced unprecedented protests after claiming a landslide victory in a highly controversial election on Aug. 9.… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Plummeting immigration numbers don’t bode well for economy: RBC report
A new report from the Royal Bank of Canada says new federal government statistics that show immigration in a free fall because of COVID-19 are cause for serious concern. The new data showed that immigration fell by almost two thirds… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Recent immigrants more likely to lose jobs during pandemic lockdown: report
Recent immigrants were more likely than Canadian-born workers and longer-term immigrants to lose their jobs during the pandemic-related lockdowns that shuttered much of Canada’s economy in March and April, according to a study published by the national statistics agency. The… »
Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
COVID-19 website to track people of colour is launched in Quebec
A new website seeking to get an accurate reading on how people of colour are being affected by COVID-19 in the province of Quebec is taking shape. The online platform, named Colors of Covid, was launched Wednesday by Montreal entrepreneur… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Arctic science expedition reaches North Pole due to melting sea ice
A German research icebreaker carrying an international team of climate scientists was able to reach the North Pole on Wednesday largely due lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions in the High Arctic, underscoring the dramatic changes happening in the North. The German… »
The battle to contain wildfires continues in British Columbia
Officials in British Columbia say firefighters are making “great progress” against a wildfire that erupted Tuesday and forced hundreds of people from their homes near Penticton in the province’s southern Okanagan region. The assessment of the Christie Mountain fire was… »
Canada ‘strongly condemns’ Mali coup, says foreign minister
Canada is “very concerned” by the situation in Mali and “strongly condemns” the military junta that forced the country’s democratically elected president from power, says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. “We call on the Malian security forces and those responsible… »
Economy, Health, International
Canada’s borders are closed to COVID-19 but some cases are still slipping in
Although Canada’s Prime Minister says the border is closed to travellers, with some exceptions, lots of flights ternational flights are arriving, It seems also that at least some of those flights have passengers with COVID-19. In the month of August… »
International, Society, Sports
International day of motorcycle riding for women
The rumble of motorcycles will reverberate in hundreds of cities in countries around the world this weekend. It’s called International Female Ride Day (IFRD) and is set for this Saturday, August 22nd after being rescheduled from its original date in… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada gives $13.5M to UN agencies and Lebanese Red Cross
The federal government will allocate $13.5 million to United Nations humanitarian agencies and the Lebanese Red Cross as they race to provide humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people affected by the huge blast that tore through Beirut on… »
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