Category Archives: Canada

CP NewsAlert: B.C. ostrich farm loses appeal against avian flu cull
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a British Columbia ostrich farm to prevent the culling of its flock that had been infected with avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 21, 2025

Canada Post union says negotiation meeting delayed, with talks to continue Monday
Negotiations that had been scheduled for Friday between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been delayed. A press release from CUPW says it's been informed by Canada Post that th...
Aug 21, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal hockey players' acquittals on sex assault charges
A lawyer for one of five former junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault charges last month says the Crown will not be appealing the ruling. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 21, 2025

Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations
MONTREAL - The provincial agency in charge of Quebec health care says the number of infants hospitalized from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has fallen significantly following a successful vacci...
Aug 21, 2025

Quebec wants to cut by 10% premature deaths linked to social, economic status
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department has released a plan to reduce premature deaths linked to social and economic inequalities by 10 per cent by 2035. The province defines premature deaths as those b...
Aug 21, 2025

Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
OTTAWA - Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in...
Aug 21, 2025

Urban green space was a protective lifeline against COVID depression, study suggests
A new study suggests green space helped protect the mental health of city-bound Canadians during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer-reviewed study suggests people who lived in urban ar...
Aug 21, 2025

Lucien Bouchard urges Parti Québécois leader to reconsider promise to hold referendum
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Qubcois to reconsider his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier. The ...
Aug 21, 2025

Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
MONTRAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned cor...
Aug 21, 2025

Fact File: Most older immigrants don't get OAS upon arrival, contrary to online claim
Attacks on immigrants to Canada continue to proliferate online, with the latest volley coming from a false claim that immigrants aged 65 and up receive a partial old age security (OAS) pension immedia...
Aug 21, 2025