With reports of a labour shortage, can the pandemic recovery help raise wages?
As Canadians wait for Friday's latest jobs numbers, there are growing reports that a shortage of labour will lead to rising wages as the COVID-19 pandemic winds…
Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair he can’t operate outside Toronto ER files complaint
It felt like –7 C outside when Charles Hussin found himself kicked out of a downtown Toronto hospital's emergency department in January and left on the sidewalk…
Why it’s important for Indigenous people to tell our own stories
This First Person article is the experience of Ossie Michelin, a Labrador Inuk journalist from the community of North West River. For more information about CBC's First…
Solar windows, shingles and cladding? The building itself is now the solar panel
When you walk through the sun-filled atrium of the Edmonton Convention Centre or glimpse the dramatic sloped roof of the Varennes Library in suburban Montreal, it's not…
Rain barrels a hot commodity as summer approaches
Last year's hot, dry summer, an increased interest in home gardening, and a rising awareness of the effects of climate change have people turning to rain barrels.Macx…
Canadian Coast Guard moving toward gender-neutral uniforms
Each year, the Canadian Coast Guard College welcomes dozens of new recruits to its waterfront campus in Westmount, N.S. One of the first assignments of the officer…
MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
Federal lawmakers have passed legislation to create a national day for truth and reconciliation. MPs unanimously agreed to wrap debate on Bill C-5 on Friday, fast-tracking its…
Nunavut dog reunites with family after epic journey across ice and tundra
Donna Adams wouldn't have guessed that her dog Pepper had it in her.But the 10-year-old German shepherd — typically found lolling about outside Adams's home in Rankin…
Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says
Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential school have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the…
Studies reveal the unintended consequences of delaying surgeries, drop in ER visits due to pandemic
"If it's a COVID death or a COVID case, it's important. Otherwise it doesn't matter."That's how Sean Perkins said his experience in the Ontario healthcare system during…
Phallic worm shared its home with bristly squatters in ancient symbiosis
Scientists have uncovered rare fossil evidence of a close inter-species relationship more than 500 million years ago in what is now the Canadian Rockies.The two kinds of…