Sometimes the conversation and coverage of COVID-19 makes it sound like masks, distancing, vaccinations and other measures have all been imposed by government on unwilling citizens. That would be a bad take. And while things are changing right now, most Canadians still prefer caution over risk when it comes to COVID and public policy measures. […]

The federal government has extended its deadline for public feedback on a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal after outcrying from scientists, MPs and the City of Delta. On Feb. 7, Delta city councillors voted unanimously against the controversial Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project because of the “immediate and irreversible” impacts it would have on sensitive […]

The movie theaters can now get back to normal, but while we’re waiting to see what happens, there are still streaming offers to enjoy. Including this year’s KDocs festival, which shows socially relevant documentaries. They’re being streamed from the viff.org site, include two films I review today, and several I’ve written about before and praised. […]

This story was originally published by Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wood burning in homes produces more small particle pollution than all road traffic in the UK, according to revised government data. the new data significantly cuts the estimated proportion of small particle pollution that comes from wood burners […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Deliveries will take place throughout the day, and in the meantime we have opened access to the ePaper. Publishing date: Feb 18, 2022 • 28 minutes ago • < 1 minute read • Join the conversation A smiling newspaper boy on the streets of Montreal, circa 1900. Photo courtesy of […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Dr. Mylène Drouin hopes the results will encourage the use of strategies that consider local epidemiology moving forward. Publishing date: Feb 18, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read “The idea is to say that it’s a strategy to keep in our tool box when the epidemiological […]

Article content Canada has just delivered its draft regulations to ban single use plastics. That’s something to celebrate. Scientists have identified six plastic products most commonly found in Canadian litter: plastic checkout bags, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, straws and food service ware made from problematic plastics. Many businesses have anticipated the ban and have […]

Article content Metro workers have been on the front lines of this COVID-19 pandemic for two years now helping keeping families eating and surviving. Article content At times, they have put up with abuse from the public over wearing of masks. I feel they have been abandoned by management to enforce rules during this pandemic […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links letters Publishers Customers shop for fruit at Ponesse Foods at St. Lawrence Market in Toronto on Sept. 15, 2021. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk /Post Media Network Article content By now, you may have heard of a phenomenon called shrinkflation. advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article […]

Le promoteur, Les Immeubles Yan Lagacé, souhaite construire trois immeubles à logements. Le projet, décliné en trois phases, est évalué à 4 millions de dollars. Le projet du Domaine de la Tannerie propose des appartements de tailles 4 et demi, deux stationnements par logement et des bornes électriques. La directrice générale de l’entreprise, Marie-Ève Dionne, précise que le projet suivra des normes écoénergétiques. Le maire de Trois-Pistoles, […]

Hours after he uttered the words “freedom convoy,” Kid Carson was out of a job. Last Wednesday, the popular Vancouver radio host spent the morning spouting conspiracy theories about Canada’s pandemic response, warning listeners that the federal government was microchipping children with “a digital ID that will control every aspect of their lives” and that […]

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 6:05 a.m. A new international study involving Canadian researchers has found that people who had COVID-19 during the pandemic’s first wave were more susceptible to nightmares — and the […]

Tenants of a low-rent Parkdale apartment complex are raising concerns after receiving eviction-for-renovation notices from their landlord — a company run by a developer whose other operation was fined repeatedly in 2019 for refusing to allow tenants to return after repairs. In January, numerous tenants of 12 Lansdowne Ave. say they were served with N13 […]

The unbridled rise of the extreme right induces the use of a characteristic lexicon, between indicative and descriptive, in which the references to Nazism and fascism stand out. At best, for the sake of a hasty update of both labels, one speaks of neo-fascists and neo-Nazis, but the antecedents of both ideological plots they are […]

The youth centers of Quebec launched a mobilization campaign on Thursday to urge the Legault government to remedy their screaming underfunding. The “Plus pour nos ados” operation, which will continue until March 13, aims to obtain the support of the population for the “financial” demands of the Regroupement des maison des jeunes du Québec. The […]

after the last threat of abandonment by Anabel Pantoja, yesterday ‘Sálvame’ experienced another completely unexpected: that of Maria Patino. The presenter of “Lemon Tea” was upset with Jorge Javier and prepared to leave the program, at least for that day. Everything happened when the presenter responded to Patiño, also a collaborator of ‘Naranja’, who urgently […]

Ce n’est pas la première fois que le spectre des coupes budgétaires hante Postes Canada. Il y a une dizaine d’années, alors qu’elle voyait ses revenus de la livraison de courrier fondre, le gouvernement Harper a commencé à implanter des boîtes postales communautaires pour remplacer la livraison à domicile. Cette réforme a été suspendue quand […]

Don’t let the end of the world catch me without a croissant in my pocket, for God’s sake. Few inventions spread as much happiness as this universal whim born in Austria and raised in France. Only a vampire or other food-incapacitated vermin would say no to a good croissant, especially in this time of insanity. […]

For those who have lately struggled with creative irregularity, but perhaps, above all, the ups and downs as a public figure of kanye-west (now only Ye), the documentary ‘jeen-yuhs’ be emotional reunion with another version of the rapper, producer and fashion designer: one moved by the purest desire to leave a mark, to corroborate that […]

Mercedes launched their car for the 2022 season on Friday Lewis Hamilton admitted he spent time this winter considering his future as Mercedes launched their new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season. Hamilton lost out on an eighth world title in controversial circumstances at last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi. “I never said […]

The great promise of this new ‘Science Law’ is to create a new regulatory framework for improve the working conditions of researchers Spanish people. To this end, one of the measures proposed in this draft is the creation of new hiring modalities. The first, and surely one of the most anticipated by a scientific community […]

The Council of Ministers has already given its approval to the science law reform, technology and innovation in Spain; a regulation that aims give stability to Spanish researchers, reduce bureaucracy and improve knowledge transfer. “This reform comes to repair the failures of a system aggravated by a decade of cuts that caused the destruction of […]

Eduardo Díaz Hervás, manager of the Iturri company, investigated for alleged irregularities in the maintenance service of the mobile fleet of the Generalitat Fire Brigade, He declared this Friday before the judge that untimely billing for some of the vehicle repairs was a practice that had been going on for years. The reason, as he […]

The impact of COVID-19 is measured even in the sleep of the population when infected people are more likely to have nightmares, according to an international survey carried out during the first wave of the pandemic. • Read also: COVID-19: Hong Kong prepares to test all its inhabitants The study, recently published in the journal […]

The Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ) continues to rise. According to the latest Léger/Le Journal poll, since December, his support has jumped from 5% to 14%. Closely followed by QS and the PQ, the party of Éric Duhaime, nestled resolutely on the right and with uninhibited populism, is even ahead of the PLQ among Francophones. […]

Francis Lacroix has worked in construction all his life. But here, it is no longer possible. Too much knee pain. His physio told him that the next step was surgery. Now unable to work, the 54-year-old has been patient since last February. The problem is that Mr. Lacroix is ​​not in mortal danger. So he […]

The vaccine passport will be gradually withdrawn. Some rejoice, others are sorry. One thing is certain, Legault had no other choice. How could he have justified maintaining the passport in the current health context and while four provinces and a legion of countries are abandoning it? Law Despite everything, let’s not imagine a return to […]

In Quebec, this weekend, the convoy of freedom will bring together several artists. Between Rambo Gauthier’s speeches, there will be a performance by Marie-Chantal Toupin, but also three performances by Keven Chouinard, who presents himself as “the voice of the convoy”. Keven wrote a song that has become the rallying cry of truckers… around the […]

The end-of-year reviews reported Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois’ ability to capture attention during his muscular and colorful exchanges with the Prime Minister. These moments also earned him a TV coverage bonus. Dominique Anglade’s liberals suffered behind, impatient. However, the latest polls show that the effects of the toga and the oratorical performances of the new parliamentary leader […]