‘If you’re sick, stay home’ is a non-starter for many Canadians
The debate around paid sick leave has grown louder and more urgent in the past several weeks as COVID-19 cases have continued to soar in many parts…
Here’s why Canadians have reason to be more optimistic about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Comparing apples to oranges isn't necessarily useful if you're trying to learn more about apples. And that is exactly what some experts say is happening in recent…
Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
Asian Canadians see flaws in federal anti-racism strategy
Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government's anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism.Avvy Go, executive director of the Chinese…
Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?
As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid by…
Nature genetically modified this fish the way scientists do
Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a gene from herring, growing…
Scientists, First Nations team up in fresh attempt to revive struggling B.C. herring stocks
Vancouver's Coal Harbour hardly looks like a setting for a potential wildlife refuge. Noisy float planes skitter to and from a nearby dock, storm sewers empty into…
‘It excites people’: First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist
The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who've developed a long string of social media followers, helping many…
Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
As if Canada's housing sector wasn't already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher. The cost of basic…
Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group's founder compared measures to…
Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections
At least 141 people have contracted COVID-19 in connection to an outbreak at a gym in Quebec City, the regional health authority confirmed Thursday.The outbreak at Mega…