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Feds Ramp up Efforts to Help Residents of Hong Kong Immigrate to, Stay in Canada

Feds Ramp up Efforts to Help Residents of Hong Kong Immigrate to, Stay in Canada

The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than return home amid China’s clampdown on democracy.

One of several new immigration programs designed to give Hong Kong residents a safe haven in Canada will open for applications on Monday.

‘Dead Letter:’ Alberta Premier Defends Coal Policy Change in Rocky Mountains

‘Dead Letter:’ Alberta Premier Defends Coal Policy Change in Rocky Mountains

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for… Read more »

Louise Bernice Halfe Chosen as Canada’s New Parliamentary Poet Laureate

Louise Bernice Halfe Chosen as Canada’s New Parliamentary Poet Laureate

  Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate. Halfe, who was raised on… Read more »

Canada to Get up to 1.1 M More Doses by March Through Global Vaccine Alliance

Canada to Get up to 1.1 M More Doses by March Through Global Vaccine Alliance

Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But… Read more »

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Doctors Offer Duelling Views of What It’s Like to Receive an Assisted Death

  Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it’s like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or… Read more »

Feb 2: Alberta Reports 57 Variant Cases of COVID-19 Virus, Daycare, Schools Affected

Feb 2: Alberta Reports 57 Variant Cases of COVID-19 Virus, Daycare, Schools Affected

Alberta now has 57 cases of the variant strains of COVID-19, with a daycare and three Calgary school classrooms affected. Chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw… Read more »

B.C. Drivers to Receive COVID-19 Insurance Rebate Cheques Averaging $190 Next Month

B.C. Drivers to Receive COVID-19 Insurance Rebate Cheques Averaging $190 Next Month

Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques next month that average about $190 each. Horgan says the Insurance Corp. of… Read more »

Alberta at Standoff With Church Over COVID Rules; Medical Chief Says Can’t Intervene

Alberta at Standoff With Church Over COVID Rules; Medical Chief Says Can’t Intervene

Alberta’s top doctor says her hands are tied when it comes to a rural church that is defying public COVID-19 health orders by hosting Sunday services with… Read more »

Refugee Pact With U.S. Does Not Violate Constitutional Guarantees, Canada Argues

Refugee Pact With U.S. Does Not Violate Constitutional Guarantees, Canada Argues

The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. In… Read more »

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Scam: Letter Threatens Death in 24 Hours If Bitcoin Payment Not Received

RCMP is warning people about a threatening letter scam that requests the receiver of the letter to send Bitcoin by scanning a QR Code at the bottom… Read more »

Messy Winter Storm Slams Into the Maritimes

Messy Winter Storm Slams Into the Maritimes

Snow, rain and high winds forced school closures and disrupted transportation. Rain and wind warnings have been issued for Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast, where damaging gusts could reach up to 100 kilometres per hour.

‘Emergency Brake’ Factored Into Alberta’s Reopening Plan: Top Doctor

‘Emergency Brake’ Factored Into Alberta’s Reopening Plan: Top Doctor

COVID-19 hospitalizations are the focus of Alberta’s road map for gradually opening up more businesses and activities, but the province’s top doctor says a different criteria will… Read more »

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Groundhog Day 2021: Alberta’s Balzac Billy Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter

While Canada’s best-known weather-predicting groundhogs called for an early spring Tuesday as they delivered their annual forecasts over video due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta’s “groundhog”, Balzac… Read more »

Tripping Hazard: Protest Penguins Destroyed at Alberta Legislature Grounds

Tripping Hazard: Protest Penguins Destroyed at Alberta Legislature Grounds

A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from… Read more »

IIROC, CSA Say They Will Act if They See Manipulative Trading in Social Media Frenzy

IIROC, CSA Say They Will Act if They See Manipulative Trading in Social Media Frenzy

The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada warned Monday that they will act if they see manipulative trading as social media platforms… Read more »

‘It’s Gonna Be Ugly:’ Newfoundland and Labrador’s Billion-Dollar Elephant in the Room

‘It’s Gonna Be Ugly:’ Newfoundland and Labrador’s Billion-Dollar Elephant in the Room

When Saskatchewan nearly went bankrupt in the 1990s, there was a joke told repeatedly in the province, according to economist Jason Childs: “What do you get your… Read more »

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Alberta Town Asks Province for Stop-Work Order on Coal Exploration in Mountains

An Alberta town in the Rocky Mountain foothills wants the provincial government to order a stop to coal exploration in the region. Mayor Craig Snodgrass of High… Read more »

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Ontario Schools May Not Open if Cases Rise but Target Still Feb. 10: Ford

Ontario is still aiming to have all schools reopen for in-person learning by the middle of next week but a spike in COVID-19 cases could change those… Read more »

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Toronto Fails to Make List of Final Three Host Cities for the 2026 Gay Games

Toronto has failed to make the three-city shortlist for the 2026 Gay Games. In August, the Ontario capital made the list of eight candidates cities from the… Read more »

New, Silver Mint Coin Commemorates History of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia

New, Silver Mint Coin Commemorates History of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia

  A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed… Read more »

Canada’s First Floating Tidal Energy Array Launched Near Bay of Fundy

Canada’s First Floating Tidal Energy Array Launched Near Bay of Fundy

A large floating platform with six underwater turbines was launched today near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, marking the latest high-tech bid to generate electricity… Read more »

Canada Given Only Verbal Reassurance From Europe on Vaccine Export Controls: Ng

Canada Given Only Verbal Reassurance From Europe on Vaccine Export Controls: Ng

  International Trade Minister Mary Ng says European leaders have given multiple promises that new export controls on COVID-19 vaccines won’t stop Canada’s vaccine shipments. But Ng… Read more »

Cineplex Curates Black History Month Slate of Films; Partners With the Black Academy

Cineplex Curates Black History Month Slate of Films; Partners With the Black Academy

Theatre giant Cineplex is celebrating Black History Month by offering a curated collection of over 100 films across Canada.
Titles including “Harriet” and “Selma” are available throughout the month on the Cineplex Store.

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Step 1: What is Allowed When Alberta Reopens Restaurants Dine-In, Indoor Fitness and Some Children’s Activities Effective Feb. 8

As part of step one, Alberta is allowing indoor and outdoor children’s sport and performance, indoor fitness, and reopening restaurants, cafes and pubs beginning February 8th.