Canada

The Premier of Nova Scotia, Mr. Stephen McNeil, will resign as premier of the province and leave public office. Mr. McNeill has announced this unexpected news at a press conference in Halifax on Thursday (August 6) afternoon. Mr. McNeill was first elected as the MLA for Annapolis in 2003. He was elected as the premier in October 2013 and was ...

On Wednesday (August 5), the government of Alberta has announced funding of CAD 48 million for community organizations and shelters facilities that have been helping the homeless people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they are still studying how to use this money assign it out. The funding of CAD 48 million is in addition to the funding of CAD 25 ...

Porter Airlines, the regional airline in Toronto, has made an announcement on Tuesday (August 4) that it is extending the suspension of its all passenger flight operations till October 7, 2020. The decision of extending flight suspension came up due to ongoing government travel restrictions that include a mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the country, ongoing closure of the Canada-U.S. ...

The initial hope of having 2020 Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Montreal as per a revised schedule has ended yesterday, after the organizers formally announcing its cancellation.  The race was initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was anticipated to later take place some weekend in November. Formula 1 finally confirmed yesterday that there will be no races ...

The low cost carrier Flair Airlines has announced new routes starting August. Flair Airlines will be flying to Regina and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Prince George, Fort McMurray and the much-anticipated return to Victoria. With these new sectors, Flair expands to serve 11 cities across Canada. From Regina it will have two weekly flights each to Toronto and Vancouver on Mondays ...

A Columbia Icefield adventure tour bus lost control and rolled on the steep road to the famous Athabasca glacier in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Three people were killed and several injured. There were 27 passengers in the sightseeing bus at the time of the crash. The incident involved one of the specially made off-road tour buses Ice Explorer that ferry ...

After Vancouver airport had cut 25 per cent of its staff and Calgary airports had cut about one third of its staff strength, now Toronto’s Pearson Airport has announced it is cutting 500 Jobs due to limited travel demand amid COVID-19 Pandemic. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which operates Pearson International Airport, said in a statement that it will ...

Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old megastar confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that his family and staff are also being tested. As per available information, he is stable with minor breathing problems. “I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family ...

The Montreal-based DavidsTea is seeking protection at Quebec Superior Court  from creditors so that it can operate selective stores while it restructures. It plans to close most of its stores across the country. As per company’s statement on Wednesday, it is seeking an order to allow it to restructure under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada and under Chapter ...

A day after Trudeau government suspended extradition treaty with Hong Kong over recent security law, China has warned its citizens to exercise caution while travelling to Canada amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Ottawa The warning, published on Monday by the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on the WeChat messaging app platform, said Chinese citizens should pay close attention to the ...