Commentary Many Canadians were understandably frustrated when the twin scourges of cancel culture and wokeness erupted during COVID-19. Yet, few probably remember an announcement that just preceded the pandemic and surprisingly fit with this negative tone of what was to come. The Bank of Canada unexpectedly announced a plan in early 2020 to remove Sir…
Michael Taube: Why Sir Wilfrid Laurier Should Remain on the $5 Bill, Now and Forevermore
Firefighter in Northwest Territories Dies Battling Wildfire Near Home Community
A firefighter has died while battling a wildfire near his home community in the Northwest Territories, marking the second time in only a few days a Canadian firefighter was killed on the job during a record-setting national wildfire season. The territorial government issued a statement saying the firefighter from Fort Liard, a hamlet north of the…
Manitoba Bus Crash Claims 17th Victim as Woman Dies in Hospital
RCMP say a 17th victim died Sunday from injuries sustained in a buscrash west of Winnipeg—a 79-year-old woman who had been in hospital since the collision just over a month ago. Seniors from Dauphin, Man., were on a minibus taking a day trip to the Sand Hills Casino, 190 kilometres south, when the fiery crash…
One Dead, Another Critically Injured After Gondola Crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant
One person has died and another remained in critical condition on Sunday after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains. Provincial police said the crash occurred shortly before noon after a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola at the mountain resort around 105 kilometres northwest…
‘Catastrophe:’ Strong Opposition to Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass 10 Years After Tragedy
LAC−MÉGANTIC, Que.—Raymond Savoie has lived all his 71 years in a small stone house, surrounded by farmland, that was originally built by his great−grandfather nearly 100 years ago in Lac−Mégantic, Que. But last month, he and his partner, Rita Boulanger, learned that their home and part of their land will be expropriated by the federal…
Why Affirmative Action Should End in Canada, as It Has in US
July 16, 2023
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Commentary On June 29, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down affirmative action in university and college admissions, ruling it unconstitutional to use racial preferences in their admissions decisions. “The student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual – not on the basis of race,” wrote…
Renewed Calls for Canada’s Ex-Chief Justice to Quit Hong Kong’s Top Court as HK Police Hunt Democracy Activists
Calls for Canada’s former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to resign from Hong Kong’s top court have rekindled after police in the city offered bounties for eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists living overseas. “Given the nature of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] and its control of Hong Kong, the courts in Hong Kong will not remain independent…
Canada Lifts Education Requirement for Hong Kong Immigrants
Vancouver resident Calvin Wong says he can finally start picturing a future in Canada after the federal government announced it was dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent residency in the wake of the Chinese city’s crackdown on dissent. Wong, 28, had graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a…
More Than 8,000 Quebec Households Still Without Power Following Severe Storm
Power outages persist in the Montreal area 48 hours after severe thunderstorms ripped through southern Quebec, downing trees, snapping poles and breaking wires. Hydro-Québec reports more than 8,100 customers are still without power as of Saturday afternoon, down from more than 20,000 earlier in the day and a Thursday evening peak of more than 300,000….
Hundreds Rally in Toronto to Call on Beijing to End Decades-Long Persecution of Falun Gong
Twenty-four years ago, the leader of communist China vowed to eradicate Falun Gong, a hugely popular spiritual practice, and launched a far-reaching persecution campaign against its adherents that continues today. Outside China, however, Falun Gong is embraced and celebrated in Canada as well as over 100 other countries worldwide. On July 15, hundreds of Falun…
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