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Why Alberta has identified more variant cases but they’re believed to be more prevalent in Ontario
Alberta has identified more COVID-19 variants of concern to date than any other province, but the variants are actually estimated to have gained...
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...
Nearly 200,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination
A little under three-quarters of Ontarians age 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion...
Kia Nurse hopes Raptors’ all-women broadcast could mirror WNBA, inspire next generation
If they see it, they can be it. That’s the notion Canadian WNBA player and TSN commentator Kia Nurse hopes will inspire young...
CRA sending details of bank accounts to IRS that don’t have to be reported
The Canada Revenue Agency has been reporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, despite the fact that they...
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares...
Controversial neck hold still being used by Mounties as RCMP reviews its safety
The RCMP says it hopes to have a decision later this year on whether it will continue teaching Mounties to use a controversial...
After 230-year fight, Caldwell First Nation has reserve status; begins to build a new community
Caldwell First Nation has finally achieved reserve status, ending a decade-long bureaucratic struggle that included environmental assessments and various approvals from both provincial and municipal...
Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service
For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it’s a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky...
CP Rail leaves mountain train parked without crew or handbrakes near site of deadly 2019 runaway crash
WARNING: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive. Canadian Pacific Railway is under fire after leaving a 2.5-kilometre-long grain train...
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...
Senate’s new harassment policy ‘a gift’ for would-be abusers, senator says
The Senate’s new harassment policy is “a gift” for would-be harassers because it creates a culture of secrecy that will shield wayward senators...
Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat
The military’s counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist...
Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine booking system launches for those 80-plus
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to provide a COVID-19 update at 1 p.m. ET on Monday. You’ll be able to watch live in...
Why moving to daylight time is ‘a challenge on top of a challenge’ in 2021
Clocks jumped forward in most parts of Canada this weekend and sleep experts say the ritual will cause more stress for those already tossing and...
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...
