Quebec long-term care homes ‘forgotten’ in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says

MONTREAL — Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec’s early COVID-19 planning, the province’s ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread...

Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps

OTTAWA — A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency...

COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail

OTTAWA — The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament...

Canada must strengthen critical infrastructure for future extreme weather: Blair

OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the risk of future storms has to be taken into account as British Columbia rebuilds following massive rainstorms...

Asylum seekers can use Roxham Road crossing in Quebec again as pandemic ban lifted

MONTREAL — An unofficial border crossing in rural Quebec that was used by asylum seekers to enter Canada has reopened after being closed for much of...

Throne speech outlines Liberal agenda, no bones thrown to opposition parties

Union calls for independent review of workloads for veterans’ case managers

OTTAWA — The union representing case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling for an independent review following reports its members are struggling with excessive workloads,...

National Film Board of Canada greenlights 20 projects for production. New documentary, animation and interactive works from across Canada.

The NFB, Canada’s public producer, has greenlit 20 new productions and co-productions—documentary, animation and interactive works that got underway between April and September, 2021, following the NFB’s...

Gentille M. Assih’s documentary Into the Light available worldwide for a limited time. Streaming exclusively on NFB.ca starting November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until December 10.

After a successful online launch in Canada last year, Gentille M. Assih’s feature-length documentary Into the Light will be streaming on NFB.ca free of charge worldwide for a limited time, starting November...

NFB works by Indigenous creators Ossie Michelin, Jennie Williams, Asinnajaq and Jerry Evans amplify culture and tradition at the Spirit Song Film Showcase. FREE screening includes two in-person premieres by Newfoundland and Labrador directors.

Four National Film Board of Canada (NFB) works by Indigenous filmmakers will screen on November 22 in St. John’s at the Spirit Song Film Showcase, in a special evening...