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International, Society

All-female broadcast crew will make NBA history tonight

History will happen in Tampa, Florida tonight when the Toronto Raptors play the Denver Nuggets in Tampa, Florida. For the first time in the history of the world’s premier basketball league, the National Basketball Association, a game–tonight’s game–will be broadcast »

Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous

Winnipeg Art Gallery set for opening of Inuit art centre

The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is gearing up for the opening of its landmark Qaumajuq Inuit art centre with two online events on Thursday and Friday. The two-part virtual events at Qaumajuk will feature design, art and performance on Thursday »

Immigration & Refugees, International, Society

New report finds anti-Asian racist incidents on the rise in Canada

A new report paints an ugly picture of anti-Asian racism in Canada–a problem that one human rights advocate says has reached a “crisis point.” The government-funded report entitled, “A Year of Racist Attacks: Anti-Asian Racism Across Canada One Year Into »

Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society

UN warns of acute hunger in 20 countries

Two UN agencies are calling for urgent and scaled-up assistance to stave off acute hunger set to soar in 20 countries in the coming months. Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria are the worst-hit areas and are said to face »

Health, Society

Survey: Canadians concerned that revealing mental issues can impact career

A new report finds that that Canadians are concerned that revealing mental health issues will impact their workplace and personal relationships. According to a survey from Morneau Shepell published today, 44 per cent of Canadian respondents believe that their career »

Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Trudeau and Legault announce plan to bring more high speed internet to Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault have announced plans to deliver high speed internet to 150,000 households in the province by September of next year–at a cost of $826.3 million.  The new funding–which will be split by »

Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Canada continues to recommend AstraZeneca vaccine

Canadian health authorities will add a warning about extremely rare cases of blood clots on its monograph for the AstraZeneca vaccine, but they continue to say this COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for people over the age of 18. »

Uncategorized

Homeless camps, an issue that has long roiled Victoria, may soon disappear

Homeless encampments in Victoria–whose presence has been an issue that has long roiled British Columbia’s staid capital–may be on the verge of being dismantled for good. David Eby, the provincial minister responsible for housing, told reporters Monday that a memorandum »

Society

Amazon Games opens new video game development studio in Montreal

Amazon Games announced Tuesday that they are opening a new video game development studio in Montreal to focus on creating new and original games. The founding members of the studio include industry veterans such as Luc Bouchard, the head of »

Society

After 35 days in custody, controversial Edmonton pastor is released from jail

An Alberta judge has ruled that jailed Edmonton-area pastor James Coates can be released immediately from custody but must pay a $1,500 fine. Coates, who preaches at GraceLife Church and has clashed for months with authorities, was released from the »