Dec 08 Canada names Viola Desmond as first Canadian woman on banknote By Alison Thoet Canada’s central bank announced Thursday that Viola Desmond will become the first woman who is not royalty on Canadian currency. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 4:31 How Trump's opposition to NAFTA affects Canada By PBS News Hour During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump opposed NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which began in 1994 and opened up trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He stated that the treaty sent U.S. jobs out of the country,… Continue watching
Oct 18 Don't worry America, Canada thinks you've always been great By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press America's neighbors to the north are taking to social media to keep spirits up in the U.S. during this divisive election season. Continue reading
Jun 10 Gordie Howe, 'Mr. Hockey,' dead at 88 By Nsikan Akpan Gordon “Gordie” Howe, professional hockey’s Iron Man, passed away Friday at 88. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 3:37 In Alberta's heartland, wildfire forces thousands to flee By PBS News Hour Since Sunday, a wildfire burning in the heart of Canada’s oil country has forced nearly 100,000 residents to flee their homes for safety, creating the largest mass evacuation in Alberta’s history. Friday saw evacuees being ferried from the fire’s path… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: More towns evacuate amid Alberta wildfire emergency By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, three more Alberta towns were evacuated a day after more than 80,000 were forced to flee a massive wildfire in the heart of Canadian oil country. Also, four people were rescued after being trapped in… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Alberta wildfire forces nearly 90,000 to flee By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a wildfire burning since Sunday in Canada’s main oil sands city forced nearly 90,000 people to flee their homes, the province’s largest evacuation ever. Also, President Obama made a long-awaited visit to Flint, Michigan, to… Continue watching
May 04 In Canada, wildfire forces entire town to evacuate By Larisa Epatko A wildfire engulfed the town of Fort McMurray in western Canada’s sprawling Alberta province on Wednesday, forcing residents to leave with basically the clothes on their backs, reported Chester Dawson of The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
Apr 27 Column: Why click-bait will be the death of journalism By Jeffrey Dvorkin Journalism is once again in crisis, and this time, the sky really does seem to be falling. What went wrong?… Continue reading
Apr 21 How Canada is working with indigenous peoples to prevent suicide By Laura Santhanam The Canadian government is working with indigenous communities to improve well-being and prevent suicide. Continue reading