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Migrant workers claim cramped quarters a problem at COVID-19 stricken Okanagan farm
Temporary foreign workers at Krazy Cherry Fruit Co. in Oliver, B.C., claim the living and working conditions on the farm are putting them at risk...
As COVID-19 curve flattens, Indigenous leaders call on federal government for more support
While the federal government says the COVID-19 curve is continuing to flatten in Indigenous communities, their leaders and allies are keeping pressure on Ottawa...
Alberta health minister directs doctors’ regulatory college to stop doctors from leaving practices en masse
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro has directed the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to change its standards of practice for physicians...
Sidelined: For many Black coaches, the last step up the ladder can seem insurmountable
During his eight years as men’s basketball coach at Red Deer College in Alberta from 2011-19, Clayton Pottinger compiled a record that would...
Quebec mother heartbroken over death of 2 young daughters as police narrow search for father
Amélie Lemieux wept uncontrollably as she looked over a colourful, makeshift shrine of stuffed animals, heartfelt messages, candles and flowers placed in a...
‘A miracle’: 20 years after deadly tornado, Alberta family thankful for survival
Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning...
Why it may be harder to catch COVID-19 from surfaces than we first thought
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
It’s time to let family caregivers back into Ontario nursing homes, medical officer says
Dr. Jobin Varughese knows all too well the heartbreaking toll wrought by COVID-19 at Ontario’s long-term care homes. He’s chief medical officer at...
Justin Trudeau drops into another pitfall of his own making
Justin Trudeau and his government have shown a remarkable ability to find trouble in novel places — a Christmas vacation, the Shawcross doctrine...
Vigilante justice or community safety? Protesters target Albertans on bail accused of crimes against children
Triumphant protesters sang last week as Edmonton police officers escorted accused child predator Wade Stene from his mother’s home into a police van and back...
Victim waits for Jamie Bacon to plead guilty to role in Surrey Six slayings
As far as Eileen Mohan is concerned, Jamie Bacon has been playing the justice system for a fool for the past decade. The mother...
2 B.C. teachers fired for having sex with recent high school graduates
In the last eight days, B.C.’s regulator for educators has announced the firing of two teachers who admitted to having sex with former...
Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech
A former employee of WE Charity says a speech she wrote for a WE Schools tour about her experiences as a Black woman...
Boy, 9, missing in Winnipeg’s Red River since Friday found dead, police say
The body of a nine-year-old boy who went missing after going into Winnipeg’s Red River on Friday afternoon has been found in the...
Canadian Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from coronavirus complications
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as Waitress, A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway, has...
Halifax man walks off flight to St. John’s over COVID-19 concerns
A man walked off a flight from Halifax to St. John’s before takeoff on Saturday after realizing almost everyone on the flight would need...
