The Green Party convention in Houston, Texas reached its climax late Saturday with presidential nominee Jill Stein calling on the American left to turn its back on the “two corporate parties” and “vote for our deeply held beliefs.” Vying for the support of those who previously backed former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, Stein championed her […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Sunday said intelligence should be the deciding factor for Democratic Party candidates, suggesting that abortion as a litmus test would not be helpful nationwide. “Well, the litmus test should be intelligence, caring about, as Harry Truman or Roosevelt used to call it, the common man,” Brown told NBC’s “Meet the […]
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is about to go quietly into the night. After six months of financial assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is phasing out the CERB in favour of an amended employment insurance program and several new emergency benefits. Over 8.5 million Canadians haved accessed the […]
Erin O’Toole kicked off his first question period as Conservative leader Wednesday by pressing the Liberal government to do more to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. The strategy won O’Toole praise from the prime minister he hopes to replace, who later pointedly called Conservative interest in the file a “long time coming.” O’Toole, who tested […]
If 2020’s endless slog is getting you down, I come “bearing” some good news — Fat Bear Week is back and it is exactly what it sounds like. Once a year, officials from Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve set out to determine the fattest and best bear on the local Brooks River. It’s a […]
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions in regions hit hard by COVID-19 Friday, but resisted calls from some local officials to go further. “Earlier this week, we received a real wake-up call,” Ford said at his daily Queen’s Park press conference. “We saw from the modelling update that if we don’t act now […]
OTTAWA — It’s easy to find an example of structural inequality in Canada: just look at your phone. The “COVID Alert” app, launched first in Ontario at the end of July, is an exposure notification tool that uses Bluetooth technology to identify potential community transmissions of COVID-19. Available in English and French, the app satisfies […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined Thursday how the Canada Infrastructure Bank intends to invest $10 billion in projects meant to create 60,000 jobs and contribute to the fight against climate change. “We will continue to do what it takes to support Canadians through this crisis, safely get our economy back up and running, […]
When Zachary Killam was a renter years ago, he found it strange that all his rent payments counted for nothing on his credit score. “When I moved into my first place, I had a $300 credit card limit. I paid my rent on time, but it always struck me: Why isn’t my rent ― which […]
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have reintroduced a bill that would ban forcing children or adults to undergo therapy aimed at altering their sexual orientation or gender identity. The government had previously introduced the legislation in March, just before Parliament shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then their decision to prorogue in August […]