2020
Pilot in deadly Canadian military helicopter crash unaware of flight-control software conflict, says report
The pilot of an ill-fated Canadian military helicopter that crashed in the Ionian Sea off Greece last year manually overrode the aircraft’s automatic flight...
Lack of LGBTQ health education for doctors is ‘medically harmful,’ researchers warn
All medical students in Canada need to learn about LGBTQ health through a mandated, standardized curriculum, say advocates and researchers. Right now, LGBTQ health education...
RCMP looking at legal options to remove serial sexual harassers from the ranks
The RCMP says it’s looking into whether it can automatically fire Mounties accused in multiple sexual harassment cases and stop other alleged perpetrators...
Canadian hyperloop company says ultra-high-speed travel between Calgary and Edmonton is feasible
Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has completed a feasibility study of the implementation of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. The company...
Yukon River Quest paddlers hit the water despite cancelled race, safety concerns
They trained for months, even years, to compete in the epic Yukon River Quest — and they weren’t about to stay put on dry land...
TIFF 2021: In-person and red carpet to return, but no popcorn
After a pandemic-savaged year, The Toronto International Film Festival is back. On Wednesday, organizers announced that this year’s festival, which is scheduled to...
Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C. landslide — and its impact on salmon
When the side of a B.C. mountain gave way on Nov. 28, 2020, crashing into a glacier fed lake and creating a 100-metre high...
Tourism operators to Albertans: ‘We could really use some visitors’
In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers...
Biologist estimates helium balloons are ending up in Great Lakes by the hundreds of thousands
The plastic balloons we use to mark some of the biggest milestones in our lives — births, deaths, graduations, homecomings, engagements, gender reveal parties — are ending up in...
Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Hamilton, Ont., covered as Indigenous community calls for it to come down
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Hamilton has been covered in fabric from head to toe and wrapped tightly with a red rope....
Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally outside Trudeau’s office
A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...
Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk
More than a year since she nearly died of COVID-19, registered nurse Rubina Khan is still not sure how she got infected, but...
Suspect, RCMP dog dead after High Prairie police operation
A 29-year-old man and an RCMP police dog are dead after a police operation in the High Prairie area that concluded Friday. The...
Canadian government approves modified quarantine for Olympic athletes
The federal government has approved a travel exemption for Canada’s Olympic hopefuls that will allow them to train on home soil without undergoing...
Inside Drew Peterson’s Life Today
Despite his notoriety and the media storm surrounding his trial, Drew Peterson has remained surprisingly quiet since his 2012 conviction. What we do...
Canada’s largest transplant centre slowly marches toward normal after weeks of ‘wasted’ organs
Last July, Sarah Frazer learned she had two years at most before she would need to replace her failing kidneys. “I was 23 at...
