Jul 26 2021 — The Canadian Press — A former member of Parliament and leader of a fringe federal political party says a defamation suit against a prominent political commentator and strategist should be allowed to proceed. People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier alleges Warren Kinsella repeatedly branded him as a racist in articles, blog posts and on social media in the […]
Jul 26 2021 — National Post — A Tennessee radio host and outspoken vaccine skeptic has switched sides after contracting serious COVID-19.
Jul 26 2021 — The Canadian Press — The Quebec government says fully vaccinated residents who have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can receive a third dose of an mRNA vaccine before travelling. Quebec is offering the extra shot because some countries don’t recognize the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine made at the Serum Institute of India, and Canadians who have received it could find themselves […]
Jul 26 2021 — The Canadian Press — The White House is expected to keep international travel restrictions in place as the United States battles a resurgent COVID-19 among unvaccinated Americans. With only about 57 per cent of eligible U.S. residents fully vaccinated, media reports say the Biden administration plans to keep its borders closed for now. The decision comes after the U.S. […]
Jul 26 2021 — CBC — Mary Simon has officially become Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. Simon — an Inuk from Kuujjuaq in northeastern Quebec — was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fill the role earlier this month and took her oaths this morning in a ceremony at the Senate chambers in Ottawa. The swearing-in ceremony is, for the […]
Jul 26 2021 — CBC — Police in Truro, N.S., are investigating after a provincial election sign was damaged early Sunday morning. The Truro Police Service got the call about the damaged sign supporting Liberal candidate Tamara Tynes Powell at about 3 a.m. local time. Posts on social media show a large election sign torn and burned, and the wooden stakes […]
Jul 26 2021 — CBC — It was an emotional day in Tokyo on Monday, as Canadians posted national records and earned a historic bronze medal in judo.
Jul 26 2021 — Global News — As rumblings of a possible federal election continue across the country, a new poll has found that, for the first time since the start of COVID-19, the pandemic is no longer the top issue on most Canadians’ minds. The new Ipsos polling, done exclusively for Global News, comes as provinces continue their reopening efforts and […]
Jul 26 2021 — The Canadian Press — Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country’s new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Queen’s representative in Canada earlier this month, replacing Julie Payette who resigned […]
Jul 26 2021 — The Canadian Press — An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties’ financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates’ riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpacing their political rivals. A review of the most recent financial statements filed by riding associations to Elections Canada show that Conservative associations have, on average, just under $61,000 […]
Jul 25 2021 — CTV News — Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil has won the gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly swim event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Mac Neil, who is a part of the women’s 4 x 100-metre freestyle relay team who won silver Saturday, beat out China and Australia for the top spot.
Jul 25 2021 — The Canadian Press — When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country’s next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated. The installation ceremonies for Simon’s predecessors have attracted hundreds of people packed tightly into the Senate, including cabinet ministers, senators, MPs, justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, dignitaries […]
Jul 25 2021 — The Canadian Press — Canada’s spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and ’70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for signs of Communist infiltration, once-secret records reveal. The RCMP’s security branch, responsible for sniffing out subversives at the time, quietly tracked the rise of the Committee for an Independent […]
Jul 25 2021 — The Canadian Press — International travellers arriving at Canada’s largest airport may now be funnelled into different customs lines based on their vaccination status. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport said Saturday it may be splitting passengers coming from the U.S. or other international destinations into vaccinated and partially or non-vaccinated queues. “This is a measure to help streamline the border […]
Jul 25 2021 — The Canadian Press — British Columbia’s public safety minister heaped praise on 100 firefighters from Mexico who arrived in the province Saturday to work “shoulder to shoulder” with local crews battling hundreds of wildfires. Mike Farnworth personally welcomed the firefighters when their plane arrived in Abbotsford, telling reporters that he “cannot thank these men and women enough for answering […]