What Canada can learn from U.S., U.K. about COVID-19 vaccinations and reopening
For a few brief weeks in February and March, Nancy Olaoye envied her friends in Canada.The 30-year-old, who moved from Toronto to London in 2017, was still…
Canadians who rely on Line 5 on edge as Michigan’s deadline looms to shut Enbridge pipeline
Canadian workers and others who benefit from Enbridge's Line 5 are anxiously watching what's playing out this week in Michigan, which has given the Calgary-based company until…
Mix and match: Canadian officials watching the data on alternating COVID-19 vaccines
As some experts continue to warn of very rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, Canadian health officials are now reviewing the research on mixing various…
Nearly 30 years later, woman finds dying husband’s nurse via Facebook to give proper thanks
In February, a Thunder Bay woman put up a Facebook post in hopes of tracking down a brief, yet impactful connection from her past.Terri Lacroix took a…
Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates
Advocates for justice system reform are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous individuals and other racialized groups in…
Parents, experts worry about ‘snowball effect’ of literacy, development lags amid pandemic schooling
Jon Bahen finds the more people in his work-from-home Zoom meetings, the less effective they can be. Imagine then how difficult it is for a child struggling…
This critical care paramedic worked a week of 12-hour shifts to help keep Ontario’s ICUs from overflowing
When cases of COVID-19 surged as the pandemic's third wave hit Ontario, Joanne Skinner told her 11-year-old son she'd soon need to go help people in Toronto.A…
Canada’s economy lost 207,000 jobs last month
Canada's economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, as a new round of government-ordered lockdowns forced businesses to lay off workers.Statistics Canada reported Friday that 129,000 full-time jobs…
Sexual assault complainant details alleged abuse by junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch
It was the kind of offer a 17-year-old with big-league hockey ambitions didn't feel he could turn down: A chance to be an instructor at the Regina…
Anyone who says they enjoy every moment of motherhood is flat-out lying
This First Person piece was written by Sage Yathon, a mental health advocate who lives with her husband and two kids in Regina, Sask.For more information about…
B.C. mayor apologizes for U.S. trip to visit family, get vaccinated
The mayor of a West Kootenay town has apologized for what she now says was a wrong decision to travel to the United States for COVID-19 vaccines…