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Canada’s airlines ease into expanded summer service with added safety protocols
Canada’s beleaguered airline industry is taking cautious steps to restart operations after travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic grounded much of...
CEO asks employees to lie on timecards or risk job losses — violating labour laws
Several workers of a high-profile company say they were pressured into giving up paid vacation days, then told to lie about it on...
Farmers contest minister’s claim that grain-farmers’ carbon costs are tiny
Grain farmers are adamant that Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was wrong when she said this week grain farmers were, at most, paying $819...
The difficult history of prosecuting hate in Canada
Warning: This story contains some disturbing details. Late one night in April 2015, a drunk man entered a convenience store in the town...
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean?
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean? The increasing calls to defund the police in...
Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic
An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...
Starbucks to close up to 200 stores in Canada even after COVID-19
Coffee chain Starbucks says it plans to close up to 200 stores in Canada in the next two years, even after the economy gets back...
Early efforts by Chinese community to curb COVID-19 should be ‘applauded’, says B.C. doctor
The Chinese community’s early efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. appear to have paid off, despite some of its members...
Why a Canadian push for economic solutions could fight systemic racism: Don Pittis
There is a question that Bessma Momani sometimes asks her university classes that tells us a little bit about the economics and a...
Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...
How a school shooting in Saskatchewan became a catalyst for a new class of Dene teachers
Cora and Farris Lemaigre are making history on their Dene reserve in northern Saskatchewan. The cousins were just hired to teach at the...
5 green infrastructure projects engineers recommend to boost COVID-19 economic recovery
With at least two million jobs lost across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy officially in recession, more stimulus is expected...
Ontario extends emergency orders to June 19, as province reports 455 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is extending its emergency orders for another 10 days, the same day the province reported an additional 455 cases, 68 of which were the...
Here’s what different provinces, territories are planning for COVID-19 reopenings
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a look at...
Ontario considering Stage 2 of reopening despite steady stream of new COVID-19 cases
Premier Doug Ford is signalling that he could announce the next phase of loosening Ontario’s pandemic restrictions as early as next week, despite...
