May 1st is National Physicians’ Day in Canada. This year, perhaps more than ever, we are reminded of the dedication of physicians and all health professionals who are fighting COVID-19 alongside policy makers and the public. This pandemic has been a stark reminder of the commitment of physicians from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Facing unprecedented circumstances and anxiety, physicians are leading the public ...

Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser and Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett issued the following statement today: “We welcome the confirmation that the Wet’suwet’en clans have completed their review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) we reached together on February 29, 2020 to affirm and implement Wet’suwet’en title and rights and have ...

Les chefs héréditaires des Wet’suwet’en, le ministre des Relations avec les Autochtones et de la Réconciliation de la Colombie-Britannique, Scott Fraser, et la ministre fédérale de Relations Couronne-Autochtones, Carolyn Bennett, ont fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante : Nous nous félicitons de la confirmation que les clans Wet’suwet’en aient terminé leur examen du protocole d’entente visant à affirmer et mettre en ...

Army of Masks is a volunteer movement with a vital mission: to protect lives during COVID-19. Its goal – a DIY mask for every Canadian and American. Army of Masks has amplified awareness of protective masks for all and coordinated delivery of free, homemade, non-medical cotton masks within Canada and the USA. “We cannot put a price on a life,” says Tonya Dickenson, a ...

The Ontario government is ensuring employers have the safety guidelines they need to protect workers, customers, and the general public from COVID-19 as it prepares for a gradual reopening of the provincial economy. The government safety guidelines released today will provide direction to those working in manufacturing, food manufacturing and processing, restaurant and food service, and the agricultural sector. These ...

The Government of Canada continues to take direct action to support Canadian workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support to those who need it most. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, introduced legislation to establish the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), which would provide income support to post-secondary students who lost work opportunities ...

Le gouvernement du Canada continue de prendre des mesures concrètes pour soutenir les travailleurs canadiens pendant la pandémie de COVID‑19 en fournissant de l’aide à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Aujourd’hui, la ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main‑d’œuvre et de l’Inclusion des personnes handicapées, l’honorable Carla Qualtrough, a annoncé que le gouvernement a déposé un projet de ...

With May rent due tomorrow, small business owners are very concerned about whether landlords will take up the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program, according to new survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “In theory the program is good as it covers a substantial fraction of the rent and the costs are shared, but in practice ...

Canada Post unveiled two stamps honouring every Canadian who served overseas and on the home front to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945), when Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces, ending the Second World War in Europe. The stamps tell the stories of Private Léo Major, who fought to liberate the Netherlands, and factory ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance le site Web Surmonter les obstacles dus à la COVID-19 pour aider les entreprises à relever les défis sans précédent suscités par la pandémie. Les entreprises qui s’efforcent de réorganiser leurs activités dans le but de fabriquer du matériel médical ainsi que celles qui tentent de rester opérationnelles tout en maintenant l’écart sanitaire peuvent utiliser le site ...

The Ontario government is launching the COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers website to help businesses overcome the unique challenges created by the global pandemic. Businesses working to retool their operations to produce health-related products, or those that want to continue their operations in this new environment of physical distancing, can submit any potential roadblocks to the website. The province is prepared to allow ...

Alleluia !  Christ is Risen ! Christ is Risen Indeed !  Alleluia Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for May 03, 2020 – Fourth  Sunday of  Easter.    Acts 2: 42-47          The believers share everything in common    Psalm   23               God is my shepherd    1 Peter 2: 19-25      Christ’s example in suffering. ...

Aujourd’hui, Stephen Lecce, le ministre de l’Éducation, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet de la ratification des ententes centrales avec la Fédération des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’élémentaire de l’Ontario (FEEO) et la Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), ainsi qu’avec les travailleurs en éducation de la FEEO et le Conseil des associations d’employeurs (CAE) : « Je ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the ratification of the central agreements with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), and the ETFO Education Workers and the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA): “I would like to congratulate ETFO, OPSBA and the CTA for the ratification ...

La crise de la COVID-19 (Coronavirus) et les efforts pour contrer ce virus ont entrainé l’interruption de plusieurs activités dans la province ainsi que la fermeture de toutes les écoles en Ontario.   En raison des mesures gouvernementales prises pour contrer la propagation de la COVID-19, toutes les écoles élémentaires et secondaires du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon ainsi que son ...