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Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to visit Japan and attend Tuesday’s funeral, but cancelled those plans to oversee recovery efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged much of Atlantic Canada and …
Read More »Bob Rae says Ukraine should get all the weapons Canada can find
The word “hawk” and the name Bob Rae are seldom found in the same sentence — except when it comes to Ukraine. Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations said recently that the federal government should give Ukraine every weapon it asks for. Ever since the onset of major hostilities last winter, Rae — the former …
Read More »Ukraine presses Canada to send more weapons as its forces push east
Ukraine has presented Canada with a new list of its military hardware needs as its army presses a counter-offensive against Russia in the east, CBC News has learned. The request was contained in a letter received by Defence Minister Anita Anand from her Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, almost three weeks ago, said two …
Read More »Hurricane Fiona track veers back toward Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic provinces could be hit hard by Fiona this weekend, which is currently a Category 3 hurricane. CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Hurricane Fiona appeared to change its track overnight. “Yesterday it looked like it was going to stay off the coast of Atlantic Canada, today it’s moving back to …
Read More »How the business of TIFF affects when the rest of Canada can see the films
Amid the sold-out movie premieres and star-studded red carpets, there was another side of the Toronto International Film Festival unfolding in places like the Soho Metropolitan Hotel on Wellington Street. “Every hotel room has a different sales agent,” said Laurie May, co-president of Elevation Pictures and a member of TIFF’s board …
Read More »Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a longstanding demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to …
Read More »A Calgary couple has helped nearly 200 Ukrainian refugees fly to Canada with buddy pass program
Michael Garnett spent 10 years of his life playing hockey in Russia and loved everything about it. But when the country he had once called home invaded Ukraine — his ancestral homeland — earlier this year, his heart broke. “I just shut down. I couldn’t believe that this country that I love — Russia —could just start …
Read More »As pressures mount on home care in Canada, experts look abroad for solutions
White Coat Black Art26:30The Trouble with Home Care (Part 1) Kirsten and David MacDonald’s lives were both changed forever last year when Kirsten was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and David became her full-time caregiver. “A year and a half ago, Kirsten could run 5K, no problem. And so …
Read More »Gun ownership laws in Canada are about to change. Here’s what is happening in Alberta
Proposed federal legislation looking to expand gun control in Canada has caused much consternation for gun owners and those in the business of selling firearms. Known as Bill C-21, the legislation would make sweeping changes to gun ownership including prohibiting the sale of restricted firearms such as handguns. Further promised regulatory amendments …
Read More »Here’s why Indian students are coming to B.C. — and Canada — by the thousands
Karan Singh says his parents decided to send their son to Canada because they thought he’d get into fights at home. The 20-year-old, who studies criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey, B.C., hails from the tiny village of Bakipur in Haryana state, in northern India. He said his parents …
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