Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the new money will help Canadian and international aid groups provide food, water, emergency health care and other assistance in Lebanon, though the exact allocations are yet […]
More than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who work for the Ontario government have started a work-to-rule campaign and warn that their job action could affect the province’s ability to make progress on key infrastructure projects. Their bargaining association says members’ earning have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half of what people in similar positions […]
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Metis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child. “After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent […]
Canadian labor union Unifor said on Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM.N), automakers’ plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. Both parties had extended a deadline late on Tuesday for reaching a deal, and the Unifor Local 88 had previously said that 97% of its more-than-1,300 members were in favour of stopping work at the CAMI plant […]
The Toronto International Film Festival returns in full force today after navigating several years of pandemic-related challenges and industry disruptions. Filmmaker Kazik Radwanski says the comeback is much needed after COVID-19 and Hollywood strikes hit the film business hard and dulled the star power of previous festivals. The Toronto native, whose dramedy “Matt & Mara” makes its North […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ruled out calling an early election this year, but left the door open on Tuesday to calling one in 2025. The province’s next fixed election date isn’t until June 2026, but Ford continued to dance around the issue of whether or not he’ll call an early election. “We aren’t having an election this year,” […]
Photo News: Display Of Culture, Heritage, Values At The Second Edition Of Pan-African Drum Festival In Canada🇨🇦 The second edition of the Pan-Afrika Drum Festival in Canada, held at Wesley Banquet Hall, 69 Milvan Dr, North York, Toronto, Ontario. It was, indeed, a euphoric and glamorous cultural experience and gathering. The cultural fiesta was packaged by the Drum Online Media […]
Applications opened Wednesday for two streams in the federal government’s new $30-billion public transit fund even though the money won’t start flowing for another two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund has been in the works for months and was in the recent federal budget but more details were provided as Trudeau made […]
Thousands are expected to throng the nation’s capital to celebrate Canada Day, marking 157 years of Confederation. In his annual message, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said Canada’s story is one that is “still being written,” and celebrated the values of inclusion. “Together, let’s keep improving this incredible place we all call home. Let’s make our communities more vibrant, […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a cumulative death of 194, 897 deaths and 1,932 cases globally as a result of a cholera outbreak. A statement by the health organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region said the outbreaks were recorded from the 1st of January, 2024 to the 26th of May, 2024. The cases were reported from 24 countries […]