2020
Canada added 94,000 jobs in July, pushing jobless rate down to 7.5%
Canada’s economy added 94,000 jobs in July, far fewer than what economists were expecting, but enough to push the jobless rate down to...
Meng Wanzhou to return to court in B.C. for final weeks of extradition proceeding
Meng Wanzhou will return to a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday for the final weeks of an extradition proceeding that has lasted more than two...
Long-term care improvements would cost $13.7 billion, PBO says
Governments would have to double their spending on long-term care to implement a range of improvements proposed in the wake of the COVID-19...
No evidence found of unmarked graves related to Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The team of researchers searching for evidence of unmarked graves at the former Shubenacadie Residential School in...
How Niagara museums plan to tell the story of COVID-19 50 to 100 years from now
A number of Ontario museums are working overtime to collect artifacts such as social distancing signs and multimedia files — including high-resolution photographs — as...
What You Don’t Know About Queen Elizabeth’s Grandnephew Arthur
Queen Elizabeth Grandnephew Arthur The newest royal on everyone’s mind is the queen’s grandnephew Arthur Chatto. This year, Arthur started catching people’s eye...
Line 5 pipeline between U.S. and Canada could cause ‘devastating damage’ to Great Lakes, say environmentalists
An aging pipeline that carries oil along the bottom of the ecologically sensitive and turbulent Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
Quebec’s relationship with forestry industry under scrutiny as pressure mounts to protect woodlands
As it runs from the Otish Mountains south to Lac-Saint-Jean, the Péribonka River cuts through a valley in Quebec that is home to...
It’s hard having to cheer from home, not in the stands, says family of Montreal Olympian
As Quebec artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau prepares to compete at her second Olympic Games, her family won’t be in the stands cheering her on. Due to...
How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state
Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...
Artist’s Queer Newfoundland Hockey League spins a new yarn to address homophobia in sports
Ever heard of the St. John’s Sissies? The Corner Brook Queens? The Come By Chance Flamers? If you’re strictly a sports fan, probably...
Here’s what Canada’s business leaders think about heading back to the office
It’s been more than 500 days since millions of Canadian employees were forced to suddenly work from home because of COVID-19. While the...
Grassy Narrows funding pact for mercury-poisoning care home spurs joy and bitter memories
Sitting in the bleachers around the powwow grounds of Grassy Narrows First Nation, dozens of community members gathered for a feast on Monday....
Grassy Narrows to get $68.9M more from Ottawa for centre to care for people with mercury poisoning
Six decades after tonnes of mercury were dumped into the Wabigoon River, Grassy Narrows First Nation has reached an agreement with Ottawa for $68.9 million...
Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil wins gold in women’s 100m butterfly
Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record of 55.59 seconds...
Nova Scotia riding will have a Black MLA no matter which party wins in election
For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a...
