MONTREAL — Thousands hit Montreal streets again Sunday to speak out in turn against racism, systemic discrimination and police brutality, following other Canadian communities that held marches this weekend. Participants from different communities and of all ages crowded into a downtown Montreal square to listen to a cross-section of activists, community leaders, sports personalities and […]
OTTAWA — Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol. The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains chemicals that may not be approved for use in hand sanitizers. It warns that frequent use of these products can result in dry skin, causing irritation or cracking. The products on the recall […]
When the Alberta government announced its plan to distribute disposable face masks through fast food drive-thrus, many Canadians met the news with a side-eye and coy “would you like fries with that?” But now the program’s here, and Albertans can pick up their free pack of four single-use disposable masks — along with their fast […]
A pilot drew a raised fist in the sky over Nova Scotia Thursday to honour George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd’s death has spurred protests in the U.S., Canada and other around the world against racism and police brutality. Dimitri Neonakis wanted to send a […]
A man was arrested Saturday for showing up to an anti-black racism protest in blackface, Toronto police said. The man has been charged with one count of breach of the peace for his offensive racist makeup, police confirmed to HuffPost Canada. Videos from the protest show the man arguing with protesters at Nathan Philips Square, […]
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says there needs to be “a full accounting” for acts of police violence against Indigenous people that have sparked outrage in recent days, saying they are part of a problem that “keeps repeating itself.” At an Ottawa press conference Friday on the COVID-19 crisis, Miller was asked what he would […]
Click:Anti-aging Home Beauty Device From rainy Prince George, B.C., to cloudy Whitehorse to the blue skies of St. John’s, Canadians gathered at protests across the country to join a worldwide call to action against racial injustice and police brutality. The demonstrations are spurred by the killing last month of George Floyd, a Black man who […]
MONTREAL ― Since the COVID-19 lockdowns began in March, some 5.5 million Canadians have lost their job or seen hours cut at work. It’s similar south of the border, where an estimated 40 million people had lost work in the crisis as of late May. Canada’s official unemployment rate has more than doubled, to 13.7 […]
Three more former Minnesota police officers will be charged in the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after an officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest. The office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to charge Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng on Wednesday with aiding and […]
BARCELONA, Spain — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday, a day after the government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to publish updates of the number of deaths and infections in the hard-hit South American country. Worldwide, at least 6.9 million […]