Duty Free Shops- Victims of the US-Canada Border closure. Peter Raju owner of Peach Arch Duty Free says no aid for government.
Duty Free Shops- Victims of the US-Canada Border closure. Peter Raju owner of Peach Arch Duty Free says no aid for government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor. When she formally takes over the role, Lakhani will become Canada's first Muslim lieutenant-governor.
COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but a new survey suggests that's not going to change how many people mark the holiday.
The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as the country came to a near standstill.
Canada Day comes this year as Indigenous Peoples absorb reports of confrontations between the police and Aboriginal people, as well as accusations of systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system.
The association says a survey of its members shows more than 67 per cent of farmers have reduced fruit production because of uncertainties linked to the pandemic.
An investigation into a fatal plane crash north of Tofino, B.C., last December has raised potential safety issues for other pilots.