The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines’ obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an “exceptional circumstance” outside of carriers’control. The Canadian Transportation Agency’s amendments to the Air Passenger Protection Regulations, announced today, would require carriers to provide meals to passengers whose flights are delayed at least […]
Basking in the euphoria of previous editions, the Drum Online looks set to once again facilitate the convergence of global cultural icons, enthusiasts, percussionists and business moguls to celebrate the vibrant beat of African-Canadian heritage as the 3rd edition of the prestigious Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival holds in Canada come July 2025. The 2025 edition promises to be an unforgettable […]
Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year. In a new report, the World Health Organization estimated that there were 263 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2023 — 11 million more than a year […]
Intense snow squalls battering Ontario are moving south after burying some central and northern parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding vehicles and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency. Gravenhurst, a town in Ontario’s Muskoka region hit with around 140 centimetres of snowfall, has declared a state of emergency in response […]
With Monday marking the beginning of Holocaust Education Week, the province’s education ministry is announcing money to bolster education about the holocaust in Ontario schools. The province is planning to invest $551,000 to fund the initiative, a means to both educate students and combat Canada’s worrying spike in antisemitism and anti-Jew discrimination since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks. “As […]
Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the new money will help Canadian and international aid groups provide food, water, emergency health care and other assistance in Lebanon, though the exact allocations are yet […]
More than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who work for the Ontario government have started a work-to-rule campaign and warn that their job action could affect the province’s ability to make progress on key infrastructure projects. Their bargaining association says members’ earning have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half of what people in similar positions […]
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Metis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child. “After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent […]
Canadian labor union Unifor said on Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM.N), automakers’ plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. Both parties had extended a deadline late on Tuesday for reaching a deal, and the Unifor Local 88 had previously said that 97% of its more-than-1,300 members were in favour of stopping work at the CAMI plant […]
The Toronto International Film Festival returns in full force today after navigating several years of pandemic-related challenges and industry disruptions. Filmmaker Kazik Radwanski says the comeback is much needed after COVID-19 and Hollywood strikes hit the film business hard and dulled the star power of previous festivals. The Toronto native, whose dramedy “Matt & Mara” makes its North […]