Month: June 2020

MONTREAL — A Montreal man says he’s been left traumatized following an arrest by police north of the city in which he was allegedly dragged from a car by his hair and struck. Samuel, who did not want to give his last name because he’s fearful of police, said the incident took place when he…

OTTAWA — Former Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day has been fired from two jobs a day after making baseless comments about racism. Day, who was also a cabinet minister in former-prime minister Stephen Harper’s government, denied the existence of systemic racism in Canada during a panel discussion on CBC News’ Power & Politics Tuesday. In…

TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting a temporary ban on commercial evictions to help small business owners who are struggling to pay their rent amid the COVID-19 fallout. Click Here: Aston Villa Soccer Jerseys Premier Doug Ford says the moratorium applies to small businesses who qualify for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program,…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he made the right decision to attend a massive anti-racism protest in Ottawa Friday, despite his telling Canadians for weeks to avoid crowds and practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. During his daily press conference Monday, Trudeau was asked why he went against his own advice by participating in…

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford refused to say Tuesday if he believes racism is a systemic problem in Ontario.  Liberal MPP Michael Coteau raised the question at the legislature, noting that Ford declined to answer the same question shortly after he took office in 2018. “I’ll ask you again: Do you believe that systemic racism…

A rural First Nations community has partnered with a drone delivery service to receive critical medical supplies required to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) announced an agreement with the Beausoleil First Nation, an Indigenous community about 175 kilometres north of Toronto, to create flight routes that would allow drones to…

One of the first steps of responsible allyship is educating yourself on the issues you purport to support.  Right now, that step feels more pertinent than ever, as Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd continue across the United States and around the world. For allies of Black people and the Black…

TORONTO — The iconic Canadian series “Speakers Corner” is returning to airwaves with a new message for 2020. The Canadian series based on clips from a downtown Toronto video booth was popular on TV in the 1990s before it eventually ended in 2008.  Now, Rogers says it’s bringing it back to give Canadians a platform…

TORONTO — Three days after kneeling publicly in solidarity with anti-racism protesters in downtown Toronto, the city’s police chief announced his plans Monday to step down this summer. Mark Saunders, whose contract was set to expire in eight months, told a news conference he would leave his job on July 31. He said after decades of…

Right about now, a lot of Canadians probably dream of getting away, travelling somewhere and seeing the world. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we could all use a vacation.  But international summer vacations are off the table. Flights are grounded, borders are mostly closed, and it could be awhile before they open back…