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Canada Adds 378,000 Jobs in September, Accelerating Growth From August
Statistics Canada says the country added 378,000 jobs in September as Canadians adapted to back-to-school routines and their parents back to work. The overall gains in September… Read more »
Sexualized Onions: Facebook Lifts Ban on Newfoundland Advertisement for Seeds
Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had… Read more »
List of Single-Use Plastics to Be Banned in Canada by 2021
Canada is on track to ban some single-use plastics, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, has released the list of harmful single-use… Read more »
Virtual Thanksgiving Gatherings Urged to Control COVID-19
Health Minister Patty Hajdu is telling Canadians to celebrate Thanksgiving virtually this weekend to avoid spreading COVID-19. She says it is “an act of love” to celebrate… Read more »
October 6 & 13: Look Up as Mars Will Not Be This Bright Until 2035
Gaze up the sky. Do you see a bright red star? That’s Mars! Mars has been very visible in the evening sky for the last couple of… Read more »
2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program for Canada Immigration Opens Oct. 13 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced today details 2020 Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program that will allow immigrants to Canada, who are now citizens or permanent residents to… Read more »
University of Alberta’s Michael Houghton Shares Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was just announced by the Nobel Foundation, and Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were awarded… Read more »
Human Rights Groups Ask Feds for Plan to Deal With White Supremacy in Canada
Multifaith human rights organizations are calling on the prime minister to come up with a plan to dismantle white supremacist groups across the country. The open call… Read more »
New COVID-19 Benefits: A Quick Look at CRB, CRSB and CRCB – Eligibility, Payments, Duration, and Taxes
COVID-19 Response Measures Act (formerly Bill C-4) which provides new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic received Royal Assent on October 2. … Read more »
Trudeau Says More Compassionate Approach to COVID-19 Border Restrictions Is Needed
The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of… Read more »
Alberta Health: This is How to Celebrate Halloween Safely During COVID-19
Alberta Health has released guidelines on how to celebrate Halloween during COVID-19. Recently, the department also released guidelines on how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely during the pandemic. … Read more »
Justin Trudeau Sends Best Wishes After Donald & Melania Trump Test Postive For COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering his family’s best wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump and the first lady. Early Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump and… Read more »
Markham Teen, Iman Vellani Set to Play Ms. Marvel a.k.a Kamala Khan
Marvel is casting Iman Vellani, a teenager from Markham, Ont. as Ms. Marvel in an upcoming series for Disney Plus. Iman Vellani will play Marvel’s first Muslim… Read more »
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning Beats Dallas Stars to Capture Stanley Cup in Six Games
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL’s top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at… Read more »
Quebec Court Acquits Author, Declares Part of Child Pornography Law Invalid
A Quebec author charged with producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror novel has been acquitted in a ruling that also declared part of Canada’s law invalid. Quebec Superior… Read more »
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Canadian Pacific has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CP Holiday Train will not be running this year. Canadian Pacific says CP will donate to food… Read more »
Alberta Health: This is How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Safely During COVID-19
Alberta’s top doctor isn’t calling on Albertans to cancel Thanksgiving, but adds gatherings shouldn’t exceed 15 people and those invited should be part of a family’s usual… Read more »
Alberta’s Top Health Official Says Province Isn’t in a Second Wave of COVID-19
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the province is not in a second wave of COVID-19 despite increased daily case numbers in recent weeks. Dr. Deena… Read more »
CFL Teams Reveal 10 Players Who Are on Their Exclusive Negotiation Lists
The Calgary Stampeders are taking a flyer on linebacker Marcus Smith II. Smith, a former first-round pick of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, is one of 10 players on… Read more »
Extend CERB and Provide Paid Sick Leave If You Want Our Votes, Singh Tells Trudeau
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party hasn’t decided whether it can vote to support the minority Liberal government’s throne speech. He says he wants to see… Read more »
Laser Quest Closing Locations Across Canada
One of Canada’s favourite go-to birthday party location is ending its operations across Canada due to COVID-19 economic climate. Laser Quest announced the decision through its website… Read more »
Preparations Underway for Pandemic Election in Saskatchewan and Maybe B.C.
Election administrators in British Columbia are ready with hand sanitizer for voters and personal protective equipment for polling station workers as part of a pandemic plan similar to one used recently in New Brunswick. Elections BC… Read more »
Nunavut Reports First Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Saying Both Are Mine Workers
Nunavut is reporting its first confirmed cases of COVID-19. The territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says in a news release there are two cases at the… Read more »
Canada’s Kennedy to Yesterday’s Man: Former PM John Turner Dead at 91
Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a “Liberal dream in motion” to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91. Marc… Read more »