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Asylum seekers from India swindled into paying thousands for free services, say health workers

This story is based on an investigation by Romain Schué for Radio-Canada’s program Enquête. Thousands of dollars in fees but no invoices. Charges for...

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Vaccine wars: Nations race to win friends and influence through vaccine distribution

It all seems so long ago now, but as 2019 drew to a close there was a lot of talk about a new “space race.” In...

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Right place at the right time: Man rescues elk from B.C. mountain avalanche

A lucky elk will live to see another day thanks to a B.C. man who saw the animal become buried in an avalanche,...

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Some snowbirds still flying south despite travel rules — because they can

Despite tough new measures imposed by Ottawa to curb travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic, some snowbirds are still flying to U.S. sun destinations....

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Vancouver man charged for allegedly running makeshift nightclub released on bail

A Vancouver man has been released on strict bail conditions after being charged with violating public health orders by allegedly hosting dozens of...

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Arriving in Ontario from another country by plane? You’ll need to take a COVID-19 test starting today

The latest: Ontario is reporting its first case of the more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in South Africa, as new rules...

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The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers

A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora’s Canadian...

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Jail guards scanned him as negative for drugs. He died hours later with fentanyl hidden in his body

Ever since her son died of a massive fentanyl overdose behind bars, Angela Vos has been kept awake at night by a single...

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2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times

Two Canada Post workers in Regina were temporarily suspended earlier this month after they refused to deliver the latest sample edition of the...

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Natural gas vs. methane: How the name influences our view of this fossil fuel

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response

This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more...

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Ottawa to lay groundwork for new Indigenous health legislation

The federal government will cap two days of meetings this week into eliminating anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system by announcing plans to...

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Why you might want to start wearing better masks — even outdoors

The spread of more contagious coronavirus variants in Canada amid already high levels of COVID-19 makes it a critical time to think about...

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Doctors failed mentally ill Ontario man who killed his mother day after seeing psychiatrist, says family

Family members of an Ontario man diagnosed with schizophrenia say his doctors didn’t do “their due diligence” when they failed to admit him to...

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How a criminal charge laid in Calgary was linked to a Toronto woman who’s never been there

Joyce Obaseki has never been to Calgary and she’s never been charged with a crime. So she was floored when Toronto police contacted...

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Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office,...

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