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CRA has found 35 cases of tax dodging in the Panama Papers leak, 5 years later

Five years after one of the world’s biggest leaks of financial records exposed the tax-haven dealings of politicians, athletes, celebrities and mobsters, the Canada...

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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...

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Yukon voters will head to the polls on April 12

Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver ended weeks of speculation Friday, announcing he’s asked Commissioner Angelique Bernard to dissolve the Legislative Assembly, setting an...

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Northwest Territories studying alternatives to Alberta school curriculum

The Northwest Territories is studying whether it should continue using Alberta’s curriculum in its schools, the territorial government says. The N.W.T has used...

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Estate of slain Hells Angels prospect who led double life split between spouses in court battle

Michael Widner’s death in March 2017 left a lot of questions unanswered — and not just for the investigators tasked with solving the targeted...

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Iain Rankin will be next premier of Nova Scotia

Iain Rankin will be the next premier of Nova Scotia. Rankin was elected following a vote by Nova Scotia Liberal Party delegates, with...

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Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond

An Ontario teenager is the driving force behind a symbolic repayment to civil rights activist Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian who challenged the province’s...

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1 year after Canada’s first coronavirus case, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on

Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in a patient who came...

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Saskatchewan premier condemns protest by ‘group of idiots’ outside chief medical officer’s home

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe condemned what he called a “misguided protest” outside the Regina home of the province’s chief medical officer of health. Moe...

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Anxious voters were looking for safety in pandemic-year elections

Canada’s electoral calendar was looking a little sparse around this date 12 months ago, with only one provincial election on the horizon. It suggested that...

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Fort McMurray, Alta., builder charged in California after more complaints from fire victims

An Alberta homebuilder who angered clients in Fort McMurray, Alta., after the 2016 wildfire with construction delays, failed inspections and lawsuits has been...

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Alberta tried to build ‘a wall of defence’ around its most vulnerable citizens. It has crumbled

The Alberta Legislature was suspended in the spring due to COVID-19 and, when it resumed in late May, Premier Jason Kenney spoke at length...

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Saskatchewan staved off bankruptcy in the ’90s. Is there hope for N.L., too?

Roy Romanow says he still loses sleep over decisions he made 27 years ago. The former NDP premier of Saskatchewan came to power amid...

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Canada condemns removal of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators

Canada’s top diplomat says China is flouting its international obligations with its latest move to quash dissent in Hong Kong.  Earlier this week, China’s...

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RCMP say fighting violence against children is part of daily policing in Nunavut

This is part two of a three-part CBC North series, The Small Abused. The series looks into reporting, prevention and support services available to children...

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Byelection win gives P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government a slim majority

P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government will now have a slim majority when the fall sitting of the legislature begins.  This comes after PC candidate...

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