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Facing Backlash, Ottawa Announces Full Public Inquiry Into N.S. Shootings

Facing Backlash, Ottawa Announces Full Public Inquiry Into N.S. Shootings

Bowing to public pressure, the federal and Nova Scotia governments agreed Tuesday to scuttle their plans for a joint review into the April mass shooting that claimed 22 lives and instead establish… Read more »

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Health Canada Approves Remdesivir For Treatment of COVID-19

Health Canada has approved Remdesivir with conditions for the treatment of COVID-19 and this is the first drug authorized in Canada for COVID-19 treatment. The drug Remdesivir… Read more »

Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation 0.7% in June 2020

Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation 0.7% in June 2020

Statistics Canada says the consumer price index for June was up 0.7 per cent compared with one year ago, ending a run of negative inflation that began… Read more »

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Poll Suggests Parents Want Students to Don Masks at School in Fall

Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the… Read more »

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Feds Increase Canada Child Benefit (CCB) For 2020-21 Year Effective July 20

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen, announced that it is increasing Canada Child Benefit (CCB) effective July 20 for the 2020–21 benefit year to… Read more »

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Cornwallis Statue, Park and Street Need to Go: Halifax Task Force

A statue dedicated to Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis should be permanently removed from the public square and a street and park in the city honouring him should be renamed, a… Read more »

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U of T Test Confirms ‘Self Cleaning’ TrioMed Mask Deactivates Coronavirus; Masks Available Online to Purchase

i3 BioMedical Inc. says the University of Toronto scientists tested and established that the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, cannot be recovered after being applied to the… Read more »

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Quebec Company Begins Human Testing of ‘Vegan’ COVID-19 Vaccine Based on Tobacco-Like Plant

  Medicago, a Quebec biopharmaceutical company says the company has started Phase 1 clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine. Drugmakers are racing to make a successful vaccine; with… Read more »

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Blake Shelton to Hold Concert at Select Drive-In Theatres Across Canada

Encore Drive-In Nights presents Blake Shelton with Very Special Guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. As per the news release, “the concert will be created exclusively for… Read more »

A Quick Look at June 2020 Unemployment Rate in Canadian Provinces and Cities

A Quick Look at June 2020 Unemployment Rate in Canadian Provinces and Cities

Canada’s national unemployment rate was 12.3 per cent in June. A quick look at Canada’s June employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 12.3… Read more »

WE Details Thousands in Fees for Trudeaus as Volunteers Await Revamped Program

WE Details Thousands in Fees for Trudeaus as Volunteers Await Revamped Program

The WE organization has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family, it acknowledged Thursday, as organizations that… Read more »

Confusion, Frustration Abound as Feds Weigh Options for $900M Student Program

Confusion, Frustration Abound as Feds Weigh Options for $900M Student Program

Anxious students and non-profit groups say they’re frustrated over a lack of answers from the federal government as they wait to hear what will happen to the $900-million… Read more »

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Halifax Police Make Arrest After Dog Swung on Leash During Roadside Altercation

Halifax Regional Police say a Dartmouth woman is facing charges stemming from a July 1 roadside dispute in which a dog was allegedly swung around by its leash. Police say… Read more »

Canada Restricts Dealings, Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong Over New Security Law

Canada Restricts Dealings, Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong Over New Security Law

Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory,… Read more »

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All Five of Canada’s Big Banks Join Anti-Hate Advertising Boycott of Facebook

All five of Canada’s biggest banks are joining an international boycott of Facebook over concerns that the platform is complicit in promoting racism, violence and misinformation. Scotiabank,… Read more »

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Lululemon Buys In-Home Fitness Company Mirror

Lululemon Athletica Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire in−home fitness company Mirror. The deal is valued at $500 million and will see the Vancouver−based athleticwear brand take over New York−based… Read more »

N.L. Liquor Corp. to Change “Old Sam” Logo Over Concerns About Racist Branding

N.L. Liquor Corp. to Change “Old Sam” Logo Over Concerns About Racist Branding

The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corp. says it will change the logo but keep the name of a locally bottled rum brand that appears to depict a laughing Black man.

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COVID-19 Interactive Travel Map: Canadian Travel & Tourism Website Lets You Know Where You Can Travel Now

Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable has launched a website that lets you know where you can travel now – whether it is interprovincial travel or international travel…. Read more »

PM: Canada Almost Self-Sufficient in PPE as Canadian Businesses Step Up

PM: Canada Almost Self-Sufficient in PPE as Canadian Businesses Step Up

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient.

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These are the Most Popular Dog Breeds in Canada

Rover.com, a company that connects pet sitters and dog walkers to dog owners, surveyed 35,000 people and has released a list of the 20 most popular dog… Read more »

Trudeau Launches $5000 Canada Student Support Grant

Trudeau Launches $5000 Canada Student Support Grant

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government’s fiscal record on Thursday as it launched several new programs promising billions of dollars in new support for students. The… Read more »

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Tim Hortons Is Now Offering Almond Milk as Plant Based Alternative

Tim Hortons has introduced Danone’s Silk® Almond Beverage in all its restaurants so that those who want plant-based beverages can now choose almond milk as an alternative… Read more »

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Watch & Listen: Walk off the Earth’s Ketchup Bottle “O Canada”

Listen to this new unique rendition of O Canada! The Canadian band, Walk Off The Earth has used French’s Ketchup bottles by turning them into flutes and… Read more »

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List of Landmark Cinemas Reopening Across Canada; Every Show is $5 for a Month

Landmark Cinemas has announced that they are reopening on June 26th with safety precautions in place in markets where health restrictions have been relaxed. The Landmark cinemas… Read more »