Friday, March 29, 2024
Could Canadian astronauts be heading to the moon with NASA's new Artemis program? Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is set to make what is being billed as a "major" announcement on the future of Canadian space exploration on Wednesday morning. One government official said the "significant" announcement...
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Thanksgiving: “Today, across the country, Canadians will mark Thanksgiving. It is a time to celebrate the harvest season, provide thanks for our many blessings, and give back to our...
The Canadian government cannot stop private corporations from buying doses of any approved coronavirus vaccine directly from its manufacturer, according to Canada's federal health minister. Patty Hajdu said that Canada does not have any "mechanisms to block corporations from purchasing" a vaccine or...
Quebec could welcome between 44,500 and 47,500 immigrants in 2021. The immigration targets for 2021 were announced as part of the Plan d’immigration du Québec 2021, released on October 29. This report coincides with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada‘s (IRCC) announcement of...
The United Nations' goal of getting more women to serve in peacekeeping missions in conflict zones is at risk now because of the global pandemic and an erratic approach to gender equality taken by countries before the pandemic hit, a Canadian diplomat...
The federal government will not be repatriating any more travelling Canadians as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, the country’s foreign affairs minister said. Francois-Philippe Champagne made the remarks ahead of Question Period on Monday, saying that the government's "travel...
Canadian mink farms are doubling down on their biosecurity protections as minks are showing signs of COVID-19 infection in the Netherlands, the U.S., Spain and Denmark. “There’s always certain biosecurity protections on the farms,” said Alan Herscovici, a fur industry...
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Brenda Lucki says she is self-isolating after exposure to the novel coronavirus. "I've learned that I was recently exposed to someone who tested positive for #COVID19," she wrote in a tweet Wednesday evening. Read more: RCMP head...
Nova Scotia is on Monday sending off this year's Tree for Boston. The event will take place at 1 p.m. indoors at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, hosted by Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Suzanne Lohnes-Croft and U.S. Consul Andrea Wiktowy. This...
When the Last Post sounds at Victory Square in Vancouver on Nov. 11, this year it will be to a nearly empty park. There will be no crowd of thousands, there will be no veterans or cadets parading and there...
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