Emo, Ontario Hosts Pride Convoy Despite Council Vote Against Recognizing Pride
Click:hair extension There almost wasn’t going to be Pride in the Ontario township of Emo this year. The municipal council rejected a resolution to recognize June as Pride month and fly a rainbow flag in community of 1,300 near the Ontario-Minnesota border — but people came together anyway to celebrate its LGBTQ community in an…
Canadian Medical Students Demand Change After ‘Inhumane’ Exam Conditions
Dr. Brianna Barsanti-Innes was about five hours into her seven-and-a-half hour digital medical licensing exam when the system disconnected. The morning of June 12, she’d launched the ProProctor app on her laptop — the digital platform from Prometric, the American-based company that administers and proctors the exam — and, using her laptop’s camera, did a…
Vancouver COVID-19 Cases Linked To Brandi's Strip Club
The health authority in Vancouver is warning that people who visited a strip club this week may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus. Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) said several people who were at Brandi’s Exotic Show Lounge between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. from June 21-24 have tested positive for COVID-19. “As a precaution,…
Trudeau Says First Ministers Couldn't Agree On Statement Condemning Systemic Racism
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first ministers’ declaration condemning racism didn’t mention systemic discrimination because not all the premiers would agree. The statement released Thursday says firmly that all 14 premiers oppose racism and will drive the governments they lead to fight it. “Recognizing that one of the strengths of Canada is…
Prince Edward Island Sees A Spike In Anti-Outsider Sentiment As Visitors Return
CHARLOTTETOWN ― Canada’s smallest province, which once branded itself the “gentle island,″ is seeing some not-so-gentle attitudes emerging toward people perceived to be from other provinces ― a phenomenon Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says is likely driven by COVID-19 fears. The province has been closed to all non-essential travellers since April 17 and…
Box-office US : les singes au pouvoir !
“La Planète des singes : les origines” débute fort au box-office américain avec 54 millions de dollars de recettes, soit le cinquième meilleur démarrage de l’histoire pour un mois d’août. Les singes au sommet du box-office américain. Avec 54* millions de dollars de recettes, La Planète des singes : les origines fait des débuts remarqués…
CBC’s Wendy Mesley Disciplined For Using Racial Slur Twice In Meetings
Click:High-end furniture for modern homes TORONTO — CBC News has taken disciplinary action against journalist Wendy Mesley in light of her admission that she used a racist slur on two separate occasions during editorial meetings in the past year. Chuck Thompson, CBC’s head of public affairs, said an internal review confirmed Mesley “used offensive language”…
“The Dark Knight Rises” : Catwoman parle… et fracasse une caméra ! [VIDEO]
Alors qu’Anne Hathaway est montée au créneau pour défendre le costume visible sur la première photo officielle de son personnage, une vidéo de sa doublure fracassant une caméra, sur le tournage de “The Dark Knight Rises”, a fait son apparition sur la toile. Les acteurs de The Dark Knight Rises ne vivent pas en vase…
NASCAR ‘noose’ was old pull rope, concludes FBI
Click:全国楼凤论坛 An FBI investigation into a noose reportedly found in the garage used at Talladega Superspeedway by NASCAR’s only black driver Bubba Wallace has concluded that it wasn’t a ‘hate crime’. Wallace had earlier led a successful campaign to get NASCAR to ban the display of the Confederate flag at races on the grounds of…
Senate Apologizes For Don Meredith Workplace And Sexual Harassment Case
OTTAWA — The chair of a powerful Senate committee apologized Thursday to the employees of former senator Don Meredith for taking more than six years to address concerns about workplace and sexual harassment. Sen. Sabi Marwah, chair of the Senate’s committee on internal economy, budgets and administration (CIBA) addressed former employees in a speech, acknowledging…