After a short trial period, the short video function of YouTube – Shorts has become available to all American users. This news was announced on the official Twitter of YouTube, TeamYouTube. It’s official: the Shorts camera is now available to… »
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Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
New project fosters Indigenous, Black playwrights
A partnership has been forged between three Canadian theatre companies to support emerging Indigenous and Black playwrights. Creative Catalysts is a new program that will welcome two creators from Indigenous communities and two from Black communities and offer them compensation,… »
Unemployment increased in April 2021 as did pandemic restrictions
Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 8.1 per cent in April 2021 from 7.5 per cent the month before, according to the government agency Statistics Canada. This occurred as rates of COVID-19 infection increased in many parts of the country and… »
Health, International, Politics
Canada ready to discuss waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines
Canada’s minister for international trade says the country is “ready to discuss” proposals to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines under a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement that allows poorer countries to circumvent patent protections in public health emergencies.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
Canadian Indigenous group slams Ottawa’s efforts to protect Line 5 pipeline
A major Canadian Indigenous group is adding its voice in support of a campaign by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down an oil pipeline that runs under the Great Lakes and supplies much of the fuel to Ontario and… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Canada to host international donors’ conference for Venezuelan refugees
The federal government in collaboration with two humanitarian agencies working with refugees and migrants will host an international conference next month to raise funds for millions of Venezuelans who have fled their country since 2015. The exodus of over 5.6… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada to build two polar icebreakers for High Arctic operations
The federal government is moving ahead with building two heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard operations in the High Arctic, federal officials announced Thursday. The 150-metre-long vessels will be able to operate in heavy ice conditions for up to… »
Highlights, International, Politics
Canada joins Europe’s ‘military mobility’ defence project
The European project among the 27 nation European Union is designed to speed up movement of military personnel and equipment of member states across their various borders. This would reduce bureaucratic and other hindrances of movements by air, sea, road… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Cutting methane key to slowing global warming: report
A new report shows that human-caused emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade and that would avoid almost 0.3°C of global warming by 2045. This would be in keeping… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The Earth’s poles are on the move, is global warming the reason?
You may not know it, but the GPS system in your car, and the apps in your phone depend on the magnetic field of the Earth. But what happens if that field moves? As aviation and marine and all navigation… »
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