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Pandemic-era elopements, micro-weddings could be here to stay as couples find less is more
When Katey Mac thinks back to her large-scale wedding two years ago, she says one of her biggest regrets was not eloping. Unaware of a...
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...
Average Canadian house price up 38% compared to last year, but down from March
The average selling price of a Canadian home was $688,000 last month, a figure that has risen by more than 38 per cent...
Toronto’s LGBTQ community pushes to reclaim safe spaces following alleged hate crime
There’s a dwindling number of places LGBTQ community members feel safe in Toronto following an alleged hate-motivated attack near a Toronto Island beach last weekend, advocates...
Alberta is offering $3M in lottery winnings to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccine
Alberta is offering $3 million in cash to encourage more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday the launch...
Ethics committee calls for sweeping reforms in wake of WE Charity scandal
A House of Commons committee is proposing a sweeping series of reforms to the way the federal government makes decisions on contracts after...
Canada, Alberta sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton
The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement with a private company that could lead to a $1.3 billion hydrogen plant being...
Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore ‘sham’
After amassing a fortune selling scrap metal in South Africa, Peter Cooper immigrated to Canada in the mid-1990s with his sons Marshall and...
Looking back to look forward: Resources exploring Black Prairie experiences
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...
New coast guard ship beset by malfunctions, training delays 18 months after N.S. arrival
A year and a half after Canada’s new offshore fisheries science vessel, the Capt. Jacques Cartier, was delivered to its Halifax-area base, the coast guard...
TD Bank accused of losing customers’ RSPs — again
More TD Canada Trust customers are accusing the bank of losing tens of thousands of dollars in Retirement Savings Plan contributions they deposited with...
Frustration grows as Sunwing doesn’t give refunds for cancelled flights despite taking taxpayer aid
Glenn Waddingham can barely contain his frustration. “This is a terrible way to do business,” he said. “How is this even allowed to happen?”...
Free flowers in B.C. bring smiles to isolated seniors
Flower snips in hand, Shelli Kiselycia expertly trimmed an orange rose and placed it carefully into a small glass vase at her shop in Maple...
Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...
Fire, flood, COVID and the oil crash: Fort McMurray businesses aim to bounce back from hard luck
Anyone who buys a restaurant knows the business is not for the faint of heart. In an oil town, where fortunes can rise...
Federal budget lacked a plan to combat violence against Indigenous women, advocates say
Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) say the federal government sidestepped the national inquiry’s finding of genocide in its budget —...
