The provincial government has decided to spend $30 million to establish two urgent care centers in Regina and Saskatoon, in order to reduce the pressure on emergency rooms in big cities. Each center will cost $15 million and will be funded through the government’s expanded $7.5 billion in stimulus funds to revive the economy which has been hard hit by ...
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Canada again extends Border Closure with the US till Oct 21
On Friday (Sept 18), Canada has announced to further extend its southern border closure with the United States by another month till October 21, 2020 due to mounting number of COVID-19 cases in both the countries. The border closure will remain in place for non-essential travels that include for tourism, recreation, entertainment and shopping. Mr. Bill Blair, Minister of Public ...
Read More »Trudeau is in talks with the Opposition for the “ambitious” Throne Speech
On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau communicated with various opposition leaders to seek their inputs for his upcoming throne speech scheduled for 23rd Sept. Trudeau’s speech next week is crucial as it will be followed by the vote of confidence. The Liberal Party led Trudeau Government would require support of at least one opposition party to win the support of ...
Read More »2021 Canada Summer Games Postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19
On Wednesday (Sept 16), the Canada Games Council (CGC) and the Niagara Host Society announced about its decision to postpone the 2021 Canada Summer Games in Niagara until 2022. The decision to postpone was taken due to the safety and health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Summer Games were originally scheduled to be held in Niagara Region ...
Read More »British Columbia considers 5 Transit Routes from Vancouver to the North Shore
The Government of British Columbia is considering five options for rapid transit routes that will connect Vancouver to the North Shore and vice versa. The province said that it had determined the best options after conducting a study. On Tuesday (Sept 15), the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure released the second phase of their study of the Burrard Inlet Rapid ...
Read More »Vancouver Aquarium Closing Gates to the Public as Losses Mounts due to COVID-19
The Vancouver Aquarium announced this Monday that the aquarium is closing its gates to the public as losses mount due to COVID-19. More than 200 staff members are being laid off, primarily from the operations team, in an effort to save money after incurring of financial loss over last few months. The Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the facility, ...
Read More »Temporary Public Policy Allows Visitors to apply for Work Permit from within Canada
Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job offer will be able to apply for an employer-specific work permit from within Canada and, if approved, receive the permit without having to leave the country, thanks to a new temporary public policy announced today by the Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. This temporary ...
Read More »Chrystia Freeland is Canada’s First Female Finance Minister
Chrystia Freeland, trusted aid of Justin Trudeau and the current deputy Prime Minister, has been entrusted with additional responsibility of Finance Minister. With this she becomes Canada’s first female Finance Minister. One of the major goals of the newly appointed minister would undoubtedly be to present novel policies to support the economy , which has been hard hit by the coronavirus ...
Read More »Marsha Walden Appointed as Destination Canada’s President & CEO
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages announced the appointment of Marsha Walden as Destination Canada’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of the Board of Directors of Destination Canada, I am pleased to welcome Marsha Walden as our new President and CEO. Marsha is a well-respected and trusted member of the ‘Team Canada’ ...
Read More »Canada to impose tariffs on US imports, in response to Trump’s decision
The Federal Government of Ottawa has decided on Thursday evening to take a retaliatory measure against the United States by imposing CAD 3.6 billion tariffs on the US imports. Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland have made the announcement few hours after US President Donald Trump announced to impose a 10 per cent tariff on ...
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