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Howie Meeker, Hockey Night in Canada icon and a former National Hockey League (NHL) player, passed away on Sunday (Nov 8, 2020) at Nanaimo General Hospital located in British Columbia, Vancouver Island. He was 97 years old. A spokesperson for Toronto Maple Leaf has confirmed via email that Howie Meeker died on November 8, 2020. There is no statement on ...

The Legendary Bryan Adams is celebrating his 61 birthday today (born 5 November 1959). The celebrity Canadian guitarist, singer, composer, record producer, photographer, philanthropist, and activist, Adams is estimated to have sold about 75 million records around the world. Adams rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 Top 10 album Cuts Like a Knife, which ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recently updated its guidelines for COVID-19 by incorporating the risk of airborne spread of the virus. By doing this, the government eventually followed the suit of World Health Organization (WHO) and other major countries, like United States, in acknowledging the possibility of the aerosol transmission of the pandemic-causing virus. The amended measure stated ...

The Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, has announced the designation of the Cape George Lighthouse in Nova Scotia and the Annandale Rear Range Lighthouse in Prince Edward Island as heritage lighthouses under Canada’s Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The Cape George Lighthouse, located at St. Peter’s in Nova Scotia, is ...

Canada Life has launched its new “Business Boost” program on Wednesday (Oct 28). The new program will support small businesses in Canada through 12 one-time grants of CAD 10,000. Small businesses are facing more adversity than ever before, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although some companies have changed their models to continue to provide services to customers, many companies ...

The European Union (EU) has officially removed Canada from the list of countries that should not be subject to inbound travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 27-country group released a list of 15 countries for the first time in July, which are considered to have a low risk of the coronavirus transmission in the country. Earlier, Canada was in ...

Now, international students studying in Canadian schools, colleges and universities are allowed to enter into the country to continue their studies amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Government of Canada has amended some restrictions on travel so that designated learning institutions (DLIs) with an approved COVID-19 preparation plan can begin accepting their international scholars as of October 23. The plan must ...

Mr. Calin Rovinescu, the chief executive officer of Air Canada, will retire next year after leading the company for more than 10 years. The airline has long been ranked second and set to inherit the role as the industry faces a once-in-a-generation crisis. Air Canada’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Michael Rousseau will take control after ...

The board of governors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced on Wednesday (Oct 14) that the WHL Regular Season is scheduled to begin in early 2021. Commissioner Ron Robison said in a press release, “The WHL is very excited to be opening our WHL regular season on January 8 next year. The WHL is a world class development ...

On Wednesday (Oct 7), the Environment and Climate Change Minister Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that Canada will ban the use of single-use plastic products by end of the next year. Meanwhile the announcement, he acknowledged that the country is trailing Europe in recycling. He added, “We are not leading the world in this. Many countries in Europe, including the ...