Canada is a federally bilingual, English and French country, with New Brunswick the only officially bilingual province. Quebec’s official language is French. All have been big supporters and participants in the Jeux de la Francophonie, a major international sports event, which has also evolved into a equally important cultural event. In fact…...إقرأالمزيد

The father of the man, who went on a shooting spree in a Quebec City mosque two years ago, killing six worshippers and injuring six others, is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and others to stop referring to his son as a terrorist. Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced in February to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least…...إقرأالمزيد

Some people who have an allergy to peanuts undergo therapy to try to get rid of it, but a new study suggests that makes the problem worse. Oral immunotherapy involves taking small but increasing amounts of the allergen over a long period of time so that, in theory, the immune system stops responding to, stops causing an allergic reaction. The study,…...إقرأالمزيد

Several communities in eastern Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are bracing for more floods as municipal authorities in Ottawa declared a state of emergency, while across the Ottawa River in Quebec officials are warning of a possible dam failure. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency Thursday as river levels continue to rise,…...إقرأالمزيد

The story begins in 2013. An Ontario company began sending shipping containers to Manila labelled as being filled with “recyclable plastic”. In fact, they’re filled with garbage. This week President Rodrigo Duterte said he will declare “war” if Canada doesn’t immediately take back the containers. The 103 containers,…...إقرأالمزيد

An Inuit organization in charge of overseeing the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement that created Canada’s newest Arctic territory 20 years ago told a United Nations meeting Monday that both the federal and territorial governments are complicit in “cultural genocide” for failing to protect the Inuktitut language. During a three-minute…...إقرأالمزيد

An overwhelming majority of Canadians supports the federal government’s commitment to set aside at least 17 per cent of Canada’s lands and inland waters as protected conservation areas by 2020, according to a new poll. Almost nine out of 10 Canadians either strongly support or support the government’s 2010 conservation commitment…...إقرأالمزيد

Officials in the prairie province of Saskatchewan have declared a state of emergency in the town of Biggar and the Rural Municipality of Biggar, about 90 kilometres west of Saskatoon, as a raging grass fire filled the area with smoke. Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police began evacuating an area southwest of Biggar and warned people to avoid…...إقرأالمزيد

The Canadian government has announced that a three-kilometre-long island in the Bay of Fundy will be protected as a National Wildlife Area. Isle Haute got the name, which is French for high island, because of its steep cliffs. It is favoured by scientists and day trippers for its 60 species of birds such as the peregrine falcon and the great blue heron…...إقرأالمزيد

If you’re a man over age 50, you have about a one in four chance of developing a particular type of spinal condition resulting in stiffness, reduced movement, and moderate to severe back pain. Professor Cheryle Séguin (PhD) is assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Schulich School of Medicine…...إقرأالمزيد