Canada

Canada has decided to suspend exports of military equipment to Turkey, while it is being investigated that drone sensor technology produced by a company in Ontario has been inappropriately used in the new fight between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Mr. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced the new move on Monday (Oct 5) after ordering an investigation last ...

The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), also popular as the Metro Toronto Hockey League, has announced on Saturday (Oct 3) that the organization has decided to suspend their season and all official activities until at least January 1, 2021, in continuing efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the capital of the Ontario province. The GTHL is a minor ...

A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government will increase the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship by 50 per cent from $500 to $750 per year. This amounts to an overall increase of $1,000 over four years for eligible Saskatchewan students. “Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship is there to ensure students from low to moderate income families can afford to continue their education after high school,” said ...

In October, Canadians celebrate German Heritage Month and the nine-day Oktoberfest period, beginning the Friday before Thanksgiving. In Canada, the biggest Oktoberfest festival is celebrated in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. There are more than 3 million Canadians of German origin, which makes this one of the country’s largest cultural communities. German Canadians have played, and continue to play, a vital role ...

On Wednesday (Sept 30), leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) Mr. John Horgan has announced a 10-year capital plan of $1.4 billion to build new long term care facilities, eliminate multi-bedrooms and to strengthen supervision of private operators of seniors home. He also promised to increase the wages of long term care workers in the British ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged the countries with the largest land area to do more to protect the biodiversity of their water and land. Canada has signed an international pledge to reverse the biodiversity loss by 2030 and is working with more than 70 countries to put nature at the center of COVID-19 economic recovery plans. The ongoing situation ...

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has confirmed on Sunday (Sept 28) that visits to the Quebec Federal Prisons have been suspended in order to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 inside the facilities. Agency spokeswoman Ms. Avely Serin said in an email that the Correctional Service of Canada is working closely with its Quebec public health partners amidst the ...

The Frontier League has announced on Friday (Sept 25) that the Ottawa Baseball Club will play in the league for 2021 season, along with other 12 American teams. The news released from the league confirmed that Ottawa’s team is the 15th team to join the league which already includes two other Canadian clubs- the Quebec Capitales and the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. ...

The City of Toronto has announced on Wednesday (Sept 23) that it will cancel or make some changes to the large-scale outdoor events led and permitted by the city government until December 31, 2020, in continuing efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the province. The announcement of the city is not applied on outdoor sports facility and ...

The Heritage Park Society has appointed Mr. Lindsey Galloway as its new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Galloway is a former journalist. After working at Calgary Zoo for 7 years, he has led Edmonton Valley Zoo for the past 18 months, where he served as the company’s Senior Director of ...