The Canadian Live Music Association released a report on Wednesday outlining some of the systemic barriers faced by workers who are Indigenous, Black or people of colour.A crowd attends a music festival on July 29, 2017. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)An industry group is calling on Canada to “close the gap” in racial representation in…
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault today released the government’s plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years to meet ambitious 2030 reduction targets. It’s a plan that leans heavily on deep cuts in the electricity, oil and gas and transportation sectors.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joined by Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan…
It’s become clear to all by now that NATO is not going to risk a Third World War by imposing a no-fly zone in Ukrainian airspace contested by Russian warplanes. But perhaps the debate over a no-fly zone has distracted attention from other actions that Canada — and what Russian President Vladimir Putin calls “the…
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago’s COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance.The COVID-19 vaccine produced by Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City and shown here, will “very likely” not be approved for emergency use, a World…
Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday | CBC News LoadedTorontoMost Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time.Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants to stick with daylight timeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 12, 2022 9:33 AM ET | Last…
Research shows that in the last decade, Canada has been losing affordable rental homes far faster than new ones are being built, and it’s forcing some renters out of the homes and communities they know.Kevin O’Toole and his neighbours fought against a rent increase in their building in Hamilton. Eventually they had the nine per…
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Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms. Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column…
Canada is joining its circumpolar allies in pulling out of the upcoming Arctic Council meetings, which Russia is scheduled to chair, and suspending its work with the council indefinitely.Ministers and permanent participants pose for a group photo at the end of the 12th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Iceland in 2021. Chairing the council was…
Canada’s top central banker says raising the Bank of Canada’s benchmark interest rate may be costly for households, but waiting longer to act would be more costly for the country.Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem gave a speech to the CFA Society Toronto on Thursday. He remains concerned about high inflation. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Canada’s…