Author: Alan Binder

Despite progress in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and the recovery already underway in the country, Canadian economic activity remains roughly 1% below its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. According to Statistics Canada, 12 of the 20 economic sectors used to measure GDP activity showed a decline in April. Retail and construction as well as real estate and rental and leasing services contributed the most to the decline, while gains were seen in finance and insurance as well.Explains the Federal Agency in its monthly bulletin. According to preliminary data, Statistics Canada adds, real GDP is expected to decline 0.3% in May as…

When he was appointed to lead the Six in early June, Mark Joslin became the first black coach in the history of the Women’s National Hockey League (NWHL). Angela James, who he persuaded to join him behind the bench, and Christy Clark, who was named general manager on Monday, are also the first to fill their positions in the NWHL, which league would be. Seventh season in 2021. Digit Murphy did her homework and brought in the people she considered most qualified regardless of their skin color or ethnicity. I honestly think it’s just a coincidence Mark Gosselin says the…

There will be a Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on Thursday, including a show broadcast on Radio Canada and CBC Television. Sensitive to the demands of communities shaken by recent discoveries of indigenous children’s graves near Kamloops and Marieval residential schools, Canadian Heritage nonetheless stresses that it wants to encourage reflection and solidarity. Under these circumstances, many cities in Canada, including Victoria, British Columbia, Cap Pellet, New Brunswick, and Sudbury, Ontario, have already canceled planned celebrations of the country’s anniversary. Indigenous activists, including through the #cancelcanaday movement on social media, are planning mass meetings across Canada on July 1 to…

Future generations will remember this decision and think it was the right one.Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark said at a city council meeting. The City of Saskatoon will consult with indigenous community leaders, residential school survivors, seniors, and knowledge keepers to find a new name for the road. Section 3 consultant David Kirton, who is behind the movement, will go door to door to let residents who live along the road know about the name change. I ask the people of this road to open their hearts to our native neighbours. That’s not all we can do, but it’s really the…

This strip will be similar to Listerine’s health strip but will actually be a vaccine. McMaster team collaborates with Quick Dose Treatments. They say that currently COVID-19 vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna should be stored between -15°C to -80°C. This means that they rely on complex logistics. Our team was able to stabilize the proteins at 40°C, which is a game changerMark Upsdell, CEO of Quick Dose TreatmentsTo CBC News. This is a major hack. If we think of all the countries that don’t have the logistics that we have in North America… it would be possible to distribute a…

The Habs, still led by Luke Richardson during their interim coach Dominique Ducharme’s layoff, are making their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1993. After seeing his side get rid of the Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the previous round, coach Richardson still had to make changes to his roster. His striker Joel Jeremiah may not be available for the meeting. He had to go through the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Sunday, and was not scheduled to accompany the club to Florida. However, the Finn then got the go-ahead to join his colleagues on a private jet. He…

Quebec democracy leader Jean Rousseau asks Quebec City to broadcast the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Final, at the Videotron Center.We’re living in hockey fever with exceptional performances from the Montreal Canadiens. Yes, we want the Nordic countries back. We also want to enjoy the sight of Canadians participating in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. I ask the city to give hockey fans the opportunity to watch play-offs at the Videotron Center., informs Mr. Rousseau via a press release. The candidate for mayor of Quebec cites the cities of Trois-Rivières, which broadcast matches in…

The Citizens Group’s goal is to reduce the use of single-use plastics in the Rocky Mountains municipality. This is an option that many residents have been waiting for, believes the founder of the pilot project. Banff can’t get rid of him, Luna Kawano. I think the locals are very excited about it. It is very convenient and they know where all the restaurants areas you say. After seven to 15 uses, a reusable plastic container has a lower environmental footprint compared to if disposable containers were used each time, it writes on the program’s website. Six restaurants are currently involved…

Event organizer Maskwasin Agnew made sure to organize the event to commemorate the lives of hundreds of children, whose remains were recently discovered, on or near former residential school sites in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. We are here to share what really happened in the boarding schools.Quote from:Meskoasin Agnew Event Organizer The event is titled Remember our childrenOn Sunday, nearly a hundred people gathered in front of the parish of the Merciful Redeemer in Mississauga. The choice of location was not trivial. The protesters had some against who was a priest there until very recently. On June 20, Ewan Keenan…

Emin Dzhbrilov fled Chechnya in 2017. I was a hairdresser and I was working that day when men in uniform came looking for me and kidnapped me because I was gay, He says. I was kidnapped, tortured and held in a secret prison for two weeks because I am gay, and when my captors released me, I only had one way out: to leave my country.Quote from:Amin Djbrilov Amin Djbrilov Photo: Emin Djbrilov Amin fled to Russia, then traveled to Toronto to seek asylum with the help of Rainbow Railroad. Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian non-profit organization that helps people…