N.S. gunman liquidated assets, stockpiled gas and food due to COVID-19 fears, RCMP say
The man who killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia stockpiled cash, food and fuel due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, but he gave the people…
Trial start date, length difficult to predict in China spying case against 2 Canadians
The Liberal government is facing renewed pressure to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and end her extradition process, a move that some believe would trigger the release…
It’s been 72 years since Thomas Falls was killed in custody. His family says it’s time for justice
When retired lance-corporal Thomas Falls died in solitary confinement at Montreal's Bordeaux jail in 1948, 10 days after being severely beaten by police, there was no public…
B.C. investigating allegations ER staff played ‘game’ to guess blood-alcohol level of Indigenous patients
British Columbia is investigating allegations health-care staff in emergency rooms were playing a "game" to guess the blood-alcohol level of Indigenous patients, behaviour officials describe as an…
Ontario’s Doug Ford says he relies on COVID-19 experts, but his government won’t identify them
Back at the beginning of April, Doug Ford made a promise to his province.Faced with a rapidly expanding COVID-19 outbreak and a populace already chafing under shutdowns…
Why a Canadian push for economic solutions could fight systemic racism: Don Pittis
There is a question that Bessma Momani sometimes asks her university classes that tells us a little bit about the economics and a lot about Canadian perceptions…
What might K-12 schools look like in the fall? Depends where you are, educators say
At École Constable Edward Finney School in Winnipeg, everyone from teachers and educational assistants to custodians welcomed students who returned to school on Monday. But it wasn't…
What the COVID-19 employment crisis tells us about the future of work
The job losses associated with the COVID-19 crisis highlight the need for Canada to prepare for unexpected shocks to the labour market and develop a workforce with…
With air conditioning scarce, Quebec’s long-term care homes struggle with heat during pandemic
When it gets as hot as it is in Montreal this week, with humidex values expected to reach 40 Wednesday, Mendy Fellig becomes all but helpless.Fellig, 43,…
Prisoner advocates urge release strategy to prevent spread of COVID-19 behind bars
Prisoners' advocates are ramping up calls to release lower-risk offenders after the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed COVID-19 cases in two penitentiaries — and are warning that…
‘Our airline’s well-being has become grave overnight’: WestJet attendants expect mass layoffs due to COVID-19
The union representing WestJet flight attendants is expecting layoffs of more than 50 per cent of its staff as the number of flight cancellations and restrictions continues…