Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said today that Elections Canada is prepared to run a snap election, despite the roadblocks imposed by the pandemic. During an appearance before the Commons procedures and House affairs earlier today — one day after the Liberal government survived a confidence vote that could have plunged the country into […]
Sina Muscati’s twins have endured a tough introduction into the world. They were born nearly three months premature, in the midst of a global pandemic. Their father says there was even a potential COVID-19 exposure inside the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the hospital in New Westminster, B.C., where they’ve […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Asad Makhani worried that the seniors he worked with in long-term care, who already struggled with isolation, would see those feelings of loneliness amplified by the pandemic. To address the problem, Makhani, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, created the Seniors Advocacy […]
Ontario reported another 841 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the seven-day average of new daily cases — a measure that helps limit noise in the data — is starting to climb again after a brief lull. The seven-day average now sits at about 761, still below the most recent peak of 781 […]
Exxon Mobil Corp is “very close” to completing its workforce appraisals in the United States and Canada and expects to unveil job cuts, its chief executive told employees in an email on Wednesday. The second-largest U.S. oil company by market value lost nearly $1.7 billion US in the first six […]
The latest: B.C., Alberta report highest single-day increases in COVID-19 cases. Alberta minister tests positive, premier self-isolates. Manitoba says 27 COVID-19 cases at poultry plant appear to be linked to community spread. Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmes hospitalized in intensive care with coronavirus. South Korea sees 1st triple-digit daily jump in new […]
It’s a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug’s crush-resistant shell could teach them about designing stronger planes and buildings. “This beetle is super tough,” said Purdue University civil engineer Pablo Zavattieri, who […]
One day after surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion, Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government faces another Conservative motion that could trigger yet more high-stakes drama over the possibility of a snap election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The official Opposition is using its second opposition day […]
Every year on Oct. 22, former House of Commons security guard Maurice Montpetit makes a solemn pilgrimage to the National War Memorial before heading to Parliament Hill. He stands at the spot where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, was gunned down in 2014 before the sentry’s killer, armed with a rifle and a long knife, […]
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary court injunction to end blockades, interference and threats against Sipekne’katik band members lobster fishing in southwest Nova Scotia. The band applied Wednesday for an injunction to prohibit anyone from trying to stop members from accessing two wharfs in the region, in Saulnierville and Weymouth, and a […]
