Why beef is off the menu for some climate-conscious foodies
Growing up on a farm in southern Ontario, Toronto chef Ikeila Wright says she ate enough beef as a child to last her a lifetime. Then, her…
Elliot Page reflects on coming out as transgender in new interview with Oprah
In his first televised interview since coming out as transgender, Canadian actor Elliot Page reflected on what his transition has been like, why trans visibility matters and…
2 Montrealers among dozens killed in Israel stampede
Two Montrealers were among those killed in a stampede during a religious festival in northern Israel, prompting an outpouring of grief from the local community. The incident…
With camps, summer programs awaiting the go-ahead, what are kids in for this summer?
Growing up in Quebec, Gaëtane Verna attended summer camps from the age of eight, eventually becoming a counsellor and section leader at Camp Kanawana, a venerable YMCA…
Victims of Ponzi scheme call for reopening of probe into offshore money transfers
Victims of a massive investment fraud that operated for years out of Montreal and siphoned more than $500 million offshore are calling on federal politicians to resume…
KPMG disputes leaked emails linking firm to offshore companies suspected in massive Ponzi scheme
KPMG is disputing confidential emails from a leak of offshore financial data that show the Canadian accounting firm helped set up four shell companies in the Isle…
Deaths, hospitalizations dropping among oldest Canadians as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up
After a sluggish start, Canada's vaccination efforts are starting to pay off, with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths among the oldest Canadians now dropping at a faster…
Alberta’s Wood Buffalo region to declare state of local emergency as COVID-19 cases climb
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northeastern Alberta is declaring a state of local emergency due to climbing COVID-19 case numbers there. Wood Buffalo council passed…
Woman whose frozen body found after release from jail died of overdose, Sask. coroner says
Kimberly Squirrel, a mother of six from the Yellow Quill First Nation whose frozen body was found in Saskatoon in January, was a victim of the city's…
Canada’s music festivals in 2021: What’s cancelled this summer?
The vaccine rollout across the country had many filled with hope for a return to a pre-pandemic summer music festival scene. On Thursday, Montreal's Osheaga Festival cancelled…
Father of 21-year-old student who fell into sea in N.L. recounts tragedy
Don Jayasinghe stands near a search and rescue operation on Thursday afternoon in Flatrock, N.L., a day after his son Supul slipped on rocks near the water…