Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be speaking at Global Pride 2020 Event on June 27. Global Pride will be streamed on its website and via YouTube, with more streaming partners being added. Trudeau is known for being the first sitting Canadian Prime Minister to march in a Pride Parade and raised the Pride Flag on Parliament Hill for the first ...

The Town of Banff, Alberta has rescinded its State of Local Emergency, as of 9 a.m., June 12, due to the elimination of an immediate need for extraordinary measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Declaring a State of Local Emergency 88 days ago gave the Town the authority to impose restrictions on movement, people and organizations within ...

To celebrate International Day of Yoga in Canada this year, the High Commission of India in Ottawa, in partnership with Consulate General of India in Vancouver and Consulate General of India in Toronto with support of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has planned series of virtual yoga sessions. The theme being “Yoga ...

After being grounded for almost four months due to COVID-19 pandemic, Air Transat is planning to resume flights to domestic and international destinations from July 23. To begin, Montreal-based Air Transat will be operating flights to over 23 destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Canada. “This is a first step towards getting healthy operations back on track, from ...

The 83 year old Quebec based transportation and aviation company Bombardier said on Friday (June 5) that it will lay off 2,500 workers from the aviation operations of the company due to COVID-19 impact on its markets. Bombardier said that the majority of the workforce reductions will impact manufacturing operations in Canada and will happen gradually throughout the year. The ...

The Brazilian cowboy, Filipe Masetti Leite will be the honorary Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal for 2020 as per official press release by Calgary Stampede President Dana Peers. “The choice of Masetti Leite for the role of parade marshal has been many years in the making and was finalized long before our world changed this spring,” said Dana Peers. The Stampede ...

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James on Monday (Jun 1) issued emergency order that restricts commercial land lords who are not opting for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) from evicting small businesses that aren’t able to pay rent. “Emergency order is meant to protect small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic and encourage land lords to apply for CECRA” the B.C. finance ...

Coinciding with the National Tourism Week, the Federal Tourism Marketing Agency, Destination Canada made a significant announcement on May 31, 2020 for the tourism industry. Shifting the focus to domestic tourism, Destination Canada decided for new partnership with the provinces and territories to enable locally-led tourism marketing programs encouraging Canadians to discover their “Own Backyard.” It will be investing $30 ...

Students are highly stressed and heartbroken as some of the Canadian universities plan to raise tuition fees for the new sessions. Students who were expecting their costs should be going down in light of the COVID-19 pandemic are not amused with this hike in fees. While universities argue that remote teaching and learning incur higher costs, students are already facing ...

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) today announced new funding for 86 individual science promotion and outreach programs that engage and inspire young Canadians to develop their skills and curiosity through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The investment of over $9 million through NSERC’s PromoScience program will support hands-on learning experiences that inspire the next ...