Canada needs to get serious about whistleblower protections. Here’s why
In September 2019, when a whistleblower accused Donald Trump of engaging in an illegal quid pro quo, the U.S. president and his allies agitated for the identity of the anonymous intelligence officer to be revealed. Thanks to the strength of U.S. whistleblower protections, the complainant’s name remains unknown. Elsewhere around the world, however, those who […]
Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend
Canada’s worst mass shooting erupted from an argument between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, police confirmed Friday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Darren Campbell said the weekend shooting rampage started with an assault by the suspect on his girlfriend and ended with 22 people dead in communities across central and northern […]
Canada shooting: gunman kills 16 people after rampage in Nova Scotia
A gunman in Canada posing as a police officer has killed 16 people after a 12-hour shooting rampage across Nova Scotia in the worst act of mass murder the country has seen in modern times. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique, police said, and several homes were […]
Keep children home and get tested even if it’s a runny nose: new Toronto and Peel guidance
Parents must now keep their child home from school and seek a COVID-19 test if they’re showing even one new symptom in common with COVID-19, officials in Peel and Toronto say, breaking with provincial guidance that said kids with runny noses or headaches could return to school when symptoms improved. Under the new guidance which […]
Trudeau: It will be weeks before Canada restarts economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday it will still be weeks before Canada can start reopening the economy and the country’s most populous province announced that all nonessential businesses will be closed until at least May 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario extended its state of emergency for another 28 days. Ontario Doug Ford said […]
Canadian soldiers returning from overseas isolating in Kingston
Due to an operational pause of Operation IMPACT in the Middle East, most Canadian Armed Forces personnel involved in the region have returned to Canada and are currently isolating in Kingston. Since 2014, a Global Coalition including Canada and 78 other partners has supported Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in a military campaign against Daesh. But […]
Coronavirus: Canada lost a record one million jobs in March
More than one million Canadians lost their jobs in March, as the country locked down to combat the coronavirus. The data, released by the federal statistics agency on Thursday, also pushes the unemployment rate to 7.8%. March saw the largest loss of jobs in a single month since the records began in 1976. There have […]
Trump’s moves to hold medical supplies tip Trudeau to China
Turning to China requires its own complicated political calculus for Canada. The Trump administration’s moves to restrict the export of critical medical supplies are pushing Canada to turn to China. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that Canada is set to receive millions of masks from China within the next 48 hours after U.S.-based manufacturer […]
Pandemic shutdowns create a ‘triple whammy’ for Western Canada’s arts community
In another lifetime, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney stood in front of John Hammond’s oil painting The Three Sisters at Calgary’s Glenbow museum, talking up philanthropy. He recounted the generosity of Eric Harvie, who founded the museum, and had once owned the painting. Harvie, who eventually made a fortune, began dabbling in Alberta’s oil and gas industry at […]