COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western Canada, where they make…
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 her in 2002 to tell…
With Keystone XL back on the shelf, oilpatch pressure mounts on Trudeau and Trans Mountain
The town of Oyen in southeastern Alberta has been enjoying a rare thing in the province these past few months: an economic boom. The community has been…
Montreal servers hosted TheDonald, far-right site blamed for stirring up violence at Capitol riot
One of the main pro-Trump websites used to organize the deadly riot on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month was hosted by computer servers located in Montreal.The…
Body of New Brunswick man recovered after workplace accident in Alberta’s oilsands
The body of a New Brunswick man who died in a workplace accident in northern Alberta earlier this week has been recovered.Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-André, N.B.,…
How I spent a year learning to respect my body instead of wishing for a different one
This is an opinion piece by Martha Neovard, a childbirth and infant feeding educator — and a mother of three — in southern Saskatchewan.For more information about…
Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer
The latest:Canada's chief public health officer says the federal government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered in the country. "Given the…
Will a curfew help get the pandemic under control in Quebec?
Quebec parents bit their nails at the prospect of another extended school closure. Factory owners sounded the alarm over the heavy financial impact of having to shut…
B.C. avalanche vicitim loved the outdoors, had safety training, says mother
Suzanne Bowker said her son lived his life to the fullest. He lived fast. He lived on the edge but he lived with care.Bowker's son, Nicholas Bowker,…
Winnipeg woman feared for her life as man in truck relentlessly rammed her car
A Winnipeg woman is certain she and her father could have died after she says a man in a white truck pursued her through the city's west…
Nurse who left her 4 children to care for COVID-positive seniors would do it again in a heartbeat
Nearly a month ago, Terri Taylor, a licensed practical nurse, had to tell her children she was leaving and didn't know when she would be back.The single…