As governor general, Julie Payette presented one of the country’s most prestigious civilian honours to hundreds of accomplished Canadians. Now, an advisory council is thinking about taking her own Order of Canada away.
Day: July 29, 2021
Opening August 20 in Montreal, acclaimed Haitian-Quebec filmmaker Michèle Stephenson’s Hispaniola Productions/National Film Board of Canada (NFB) co-production Stateless reveals the racial hatred and institutionalized oppression that divide Haiti and the Dominican Republic, through the grassroots campaign of young attorney Rosa Iris as she challenges electoral corruption and fights to protect the right to citizenship for all people.
Following his arrest on March 2, 2020, Nanaimo-based commercial crab fishing boat master Scott Steer has again been found guilty of serious offences against the Fisheries Act. He was convicted on 5 counts in Vancouver Provincial Court on May 14, 2021, by the Honorable Justice Edelman for illegal activities near North Vancouver, B.C. in early March 2020.
Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of Black Widow, which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.
The NFB presents an overview of key results from the 2020–2021 fiscal year