Nearly 80 Canadian news outlets have closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 despite the federal government previously introducing $595 million in media subsidies intended to support the sector, according to an internal briefing note. “Since the beginning of the pandemic 78 news outlets closed including 65 community newspapers,” said a briefing…
Nearly 80 Canadian Media Outlets Have Closed Since 2020 Despite Federal Subsidies: Document
Search Continues for Two People Missing After Quebec Landslide
The search for two people swept away by a landslide this weekend in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is continuing today. Rescue teams resumed looking for a man and woman in their 40s missing in Rivière-Éternité, Que., about 260 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. The search operation is focused along a 1.8-kilometre stretch of the small, winding…
Lac-Mégantic Mayor, Residents Fear ‘Monster Trains’ Will Bring Another Rail Disaster
Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number of railcars carrying hazardous materials through their town will lead to another disaster. Mayor Julie Morin says the trains transporting such things as propane, diesel and…
Corrections Head Questioned How Mendicino Was Kept in Dark Over Bernardo Transfer
Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada’s federal prison system asked the department whether the politician had been told of the move. Anne Kelly, the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada,…
BC Port Strike Enters 4th Day As Talks Stall Between Union and Employers
July 4, 2023
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Talks have stalled between the union representing thousands of B.C. port workers who began striking over the Canada Day long weekend and the group representing their employers, with both sides calling each other unreasonable in their negotiations. The stall sends the strike into its fourth day after port workers initially walked off the job on July…
Australia, Canada, UK Call For Middle East Peace Amid Palestine-Beijing Talks
The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, and the UK have issued a joint statement calling for the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Palestine and the creation of a Palestinian state. The leaders called on the Israeli government to reverse its approval of 5,700 new settlement units in the West Bank on June 26. “The…
Royal Canadian Navy Ships Leave Halifax to Join NATO in Baltic Mission
Two Royal Canadian Navy warships sailed out of Halifax harbour Monday, bound for the Baltic region where they will join a NATO mission aimed at deterring Russian aggression. The vessels, HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Summerside, will help NATO forces with mine-hunting and disposal in the North Atlantic as part of Operation Reassurance. Rear Admiral Josée…
Feds Add Fentanyl Precursor Drugs to Controlled Substances Act in Effort to Stop Opioid Deaths
The federal government will more strictly regulate chemicals used in the production of fentanyl as of Aug. 30. “The overdose crisis, and the increasingly toxic illegal drug supply, continue to have devastating impacts on individuals, communities and families across Canada,” said Health Canada in a June 5 news release. According to government data, nearly 75 percent of accidental opioid…
CBC Rakes in Millions From Government Ad Spending in Addition to Grants
The federal government and its agencies have spent $15.8 million buying Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) advertising since 2019, even as private sponsors left the network. British Columbia Conservative MP Tracy Gray asked, “How much did each department, agency, or other government entity spend on advertising with the CBC?” Cabinet responded with an Inquiry of Ministry…
1 in 4 Neighbourhoods Saw Housing Units Decline During Acute Housing Shortage
While many cities across the country struggled with acute housing shortages, more than one in four of Canada’s urban neighbourhoods declined, according to a new study. “Making Room for Growth, Housing Intensification in Canada’s Cities,” published by the Fraser Institute on June 8, said despite policymakers knowing there is a lack of new housing, some…
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