Travel deals are here but should you book now?
Refunds for cancelled trips. Vacations for half price. Pay just $50 down. These are just some of the deals travel companies are offering Canadians to entice them…
Better paid sick leave might be coming to some provinces, but only after painful delay
Political circumstances and the pandemic's harsh reality have finally forced the debate over paid sick leave in Ontario a step closer to a reasonable conclusion.But so little…
‘Insensitive’ vaccination notice painful reminder of father’s COVID-19 death, son says
For the last couple of months, Jordan Bissonette has collected his father's bills and kept an eye out for any important tax documents.But he says his heart…
Longtime B.C. resident whose driver’s licence renewal took months suspects he was racially profiled
After a months-long investigation into whether he lives in B.C., a 20-year resident suspects he was racially profiled.Dion Drakes, a 44-year-old marketing and financial consultant, was put…
Toronto mom spent her severance pay on car insurance, but ended up uninsured
Yasmine Sharaf thought she had scored a great deal on car insurance.The 48-year-old Toronto mother of three needed a lucky break; she had been laid off from…
Uber’s proposed revamp of provincial labour laws would cement the notion that gig workers are not employees
This column is an opinion by Paris Marx, a socialist writer and host of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast. For more information about CBC's Opinion section,…
Despite calls for change, Canada’s RBC is one of world’s top bankers to fossil fuel industry
Canadian banks have a serious fossil fuel addiction. But it is not just a Canadian problem.The latest study of corporate data from 60 of the world's largest…
Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events
Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they'd be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked in a months-long battle…
How the COVID-19 pandemic turned an empty Yellowknife motel into a hub of support
In March 2020, before the pandemic hit, a rust-coloured former motel near Yellowknife's downtown sat fully furnished and empty, while elsewhere in the city, people experiencing homelessness…
How Laurence Fishburne Once Saved Emilio Estevez’s Life
As Variety reported, Martin Sheen likewise faced his own near-death experience on the set of Apocalypse Now when he suffered a cardiovascular disease after a year of…
Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as ‘gross negligence’ cases drag on
Dozens of clients of a disgraced B.C. tax consultant who tried to bilk the Canada Revenue Agency out of millions of dollars are facing the possibility of…