Former Liberal MP hired sister with public funds
Members of Parliament are demanding former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi to reimburse the House of Commons C$9,391.27, as decided by the Board of Internal Economy. Ratansi had violated a parliamentary bylaw by employing her sister in her constituency office for over three years, using public funds. The denomination includes termination and severance pay amounts given […]
Canadian Parliament votes to recognize treatment of Uighurs in China a genocide
The Conservative motion passed in the House of Commons with 266 votes to zero
Calgary salon owner fined $1,000 after health inspector persuades him to give her a haircut
The actions of the health inspector have been labelled a “repugnant and a gross abuse of power”
INNvironment: The world’s hottest, coldest and wettest spots!
Christina-Laia presents Innvironment! A GLOBAL weather series featuring a variety of weather related segments uploaded several times a week.
Tories push Liberals to decide 5G, Huawei amid China imprisonment of Kovrig, Spavor
By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian PressNov 17 2020 17:31:26 OTTAWA — Chinese telecom giant Huawei rose to dominance by stealing the technology of the defunct Canadian firm Nortel, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says. O’Toole levelled the industrial-espionage charge against Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday as he announced that the Conservatives are pushing […]
Flu season in Canada ‘exceptionally low’ so far, public health says
At this point during last year’s flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza. So far this year, there have been just 17.
‘Not good’: Ocean advocacy group criticizes Canadian fishery management in audit
Only about 25 per cent of Canada’s fish populations are considered healthy and the federal government is missing data on more than one-third of the country’s fisheries, according to an ocean conservation group.
Pandemic aggravates opioid crisis as overdoses rise and services fall out of reach
The Public Health Agency of Canada reports a 138% increase in overdose deaths tied to opioids between March and August.
BC launches a new program to support small-scale and Indigenous cannabis businesses
The British Columbia announces a farmgate sales program that will give small-scale and indigenous cannabis producers headway into the increasingly competitive cannabis industry.
Canada’s drag queens on staying fierce after COVID-19 sidelined a big year
After months of dejection for much of the drag community, Miss Conception’s backyard shows may have offered a runway to the future.
