Former CEO of Aga Khan Museum to lead Canadian Museum of History
Henry Kim, the former director of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has been chosen to be the new chief executive officer for the Canadian Museum of…
Her Name was Margaret: New book explores life and death of homeless Hamilton woman
A woman who grew up playing piano and accordion in Barbados and died after years of experiencing homelessness in Hamilton is at the heart of Denise Davy's…
Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation
In the current overheated dog-eat-dog race to buy a home in Canada, we probably shouldn't have been shocked by the wave of outrage triggered by a big…
$1,600 taken from customer’s account — and her bank won’t say why
Angel Pui was pleased when the business she started in the pandemic, selling luxury handbags online, made a sale in South Korea.The timing was good, thought the…
Royal assent given to bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
A bill creating a statutory holiday to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada received royal assent Thursday after passing unanimously in the Senate.The swift…
Bank of Canada reminds us of more things to worry about
Whether you are a teacher, a student, a medical professional or just coping with the COVID-19 crisis in your daily life, there are frequent reports about how…
Stalled project reveals archaeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government
An expansion of a popular Hornby Island pub that stalled this spring with the discovery of Indigenous human remains is threatening to become a flashpoint for relations…
Hopeful buyers stand in line for chance to snag townhomes in Vancouver suburb
A line stretched up a newly poured sidewalk in Langley, B.C. on Saturday as hopeful home buyers queued for a chance to get into Metro Vancouver's red-hot…
Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
As if Canada's housing sector wasn't already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher. The cost of basic…
Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983
Detectives with the Toronto Police Service say they are close to identifying the killer responsible for two cold cases from 1983.They have been mining family tree records,…
Peter Nygard has phone in jail cell for constant contact with legal team, court documents reveal
Peter Nygard has been given what no other inmate at Manitoba's Headingley Correctional Centre has access to: a phone in his cell that he can use 16…