Canadian Museum For Human Rights Sorry For Censoring LGBTQ Displays
WINNIPEG — Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is apologizing for censoring displays about LGBTQ history at the request of some school groups. Six members of the executive team signed an apology released Friday that says the practice was contrary to everything the museum stands for. It comes a week after…
Yves-Francois Blanchet Defends MP Accused Of Making Racist Gesture Toward Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s accusation that a Bloc Quebecois MP is a racist has boiled over into a second day of tense exchanges in Ottawa. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet defended the actions of Bloc MP Alain Therrien, whom Singh called a racist for blocking a motion Singh wanted to present Wednesday on systemic…
Canada’s Deficit Could Swell To $256 Billion: PBO Report
OTTAWA — The federal deficit could be on track to hit $256 billion this fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament’s budget watchdog says in a new estimate that doesn’t account for this week’s extension to a cornerstone benefit for workers. Budget officer Yves Giroux’s report said the deficit estimate is the combination of…
“Melancholia” : Dunst, Gainsbourg et Von Trier au micro [VIDEO]
AlloCiné a rencontré sur la Croisette Kirsten Dunst (lauréate du Prix d’interprétation) et Charlotte Gainsbourg, les deux héroïnes de “Melancholia”, un des films-phares du Festival de Cannes (et de l’année cinéma…) ainsi que le réalisateur Lars Von Trier. Melancholia de Lars von Trier, avec Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, John Hurt, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan…
Covid : l'OMS espère des centaines de millions de vaccins avant 2021
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé a espéré jeudi que quelques centaines de millions de vaccins contre le Covid-19 pourraient être produits avant la fin de l’année, et même deux milliards en 2021. Alors que la course aux vaccins s’accélère, la directrice scientifique de l’OMS, Soumya Swaminathan, a indiqué que plus de 200 candidats vaccins sont…
Haas: No upgrades for 2020 car until clarity on budget
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says the US outfit will rein in its spending and delay upgrades to its 2020 car until it has clarity on its budget. Formula 1 is doing its best to salvage this year’s campaign amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, but so far only eight races in Europe have been confirmed,…
CERB Will Get An 8-Week Extension, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Says
The federal government will extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) for two more months to provide reassurance for Canadians unable to find or return to work due to the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The prime minister announced the change during his daily press briefing in Ottawa, meeting a key condition…
Air Canada Urges Staff To Promote Travel Despite Public Health Advice
Air Canada asked its employees to encourage Canadians to fly both domestically and internationally, the same day Canada hit a dark benchmark of 100,000 COVID-19 cases and close to 10,000 related deaths. The request was made in an internal email sent to staff Thursday and obtained by HuffPost Canada, while public health officials continue to…
Canada’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Will Be Piloted In Ontario
TORONTO — A new mobile app will notify Canadians if they’ve come in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19, government officials said Thursday. The app will launch in Ontario around July 2 and then roll out to other provinces and territories throughout the summer. “I want to stress that this app will be…
Banning Foreign Home Buyers Would Get Backing Of 78% Of British Columbians
The vast majority of British Columbians would follow in New Zealand’s footsteps and ban most foreigners from buying homes in Canada, a new poll from Research Co. finds. In an online survey of 800 adults in British Columbia, 78 per cent of respondents said they were in favour of a New Zealand-style ban on foreign…