How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in Calgary, she has spent…
Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village
A fundraising drive in a tight-knit community about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto.California philanthropists promoted by the Clinton Foundation. Hundreds of school-age children hiking up Grouse Mountain…
What’s an NFT? And why are people suddenly spending millions on them?
At first blush, Sheldon Corey's Twitter avatar, shown above, isn't the sort of thing you'd think is worth $20,000 US. But to the Montreal investor, it's worth…
Advocates urge Liberals to cancel ‘devastating’ cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities
Advocates for Canadians with disabilities related to reading printed text have launched a protest campaign after the federal government abruptly announced it would cut their funding —…
It pays to get a 2nd home appraisal, especially if you’re a Black homeowner, hidden camera investigation shows
Almost a million home appraisals happen in Canada every year, and the outcomes can determine the terms of a mortgage or whether a homeowner can make use…
Gravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share. She has few…
Teachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research
The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school…
More signals of a Roaring ’20s rebound for Canadian economy when pandemic ends
Gloomy headlines about the collapse of the Canadian economy, which faced its worst retreat since records began, may have obscured some startling new evidence for a strong…
Ontario changing child-welfare system to stop teens from aging out of care unprepared
Unlike many teenagers, Abdoulaye Diakhaby was petrified to turn 18. He had spent the previous four years in the child-welfare system living first in a foster home,…
Trump’s alleged interference to take centre stage as Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearings begin
Donald Trump's actions will take centre stage in a Vancouver courtroom this week as Meng Wanzhou's lawyers try to prove the former U.S. president poisoned extradition proceedings…