Canada News
By Andrew Chen VIA Rail gave its executives handsome bonuses while the Crown corporation lost millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic and requested a taxpayer-funded bailout, records show. The records, obtained through Access…
By Marnie Cathcart The Canadian government supported 501 veterans and their families with over $1 million in funding in the 2022-23 fiscal year, exceeding the program’s annual budget—as it has every…
By Andrew Chen Some eligible Albertans can start to apply for a total of $600 in inflation-relief payments in the coming weeks, with the first instalment to be released at the…
By Noé Chartier A tenured professor at the University of Toronto has resigned his post on Dec. 31 over the institution’s currently suspended mandatory vaccination policy, saying that such measures to compel injections…
Jessie Zhang An international study has identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in humans, all from natural sources, including a type of sea sponge found in British Columbia. The scientists examined a…
By Peter Wilson A demonstration is slated to take place outside the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) in Toronto in support of Jordan Peterson, who is under threat of losing…
By Isaac Teo Ottawa has proposed the launch of its nationwide gun buyback program to start in Prince Edward Island, according to a memo from the federal procurement department. Released by Public Services and…
By Peter Wilson The Alberta government is “fighting back” against the federal government’s proposed “just transition” legislation, says Premier Danielle Smith, adding that she is open to Ottawa simply helping oil and gas sector…
By Marnie Cathcart A Public Health Agency report submitted to a House of Commons committee says that the mandatory ArriveCan app travellers were required to use when entering and leaving Canada,…
By Lee Harding As a former U.S. Army Ranger, Jeffrey McCaskill once taught survival skills to soldiers. Now, the 58-year-old North Vancouver resident leads the Ready to Thrive Survival School to help prepare…