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Calgary mom accuses courier giant DHL of charging ‘hidden fees’
Michelle Sinclair knew her son Aodhan only wanted one thing for this 10th birthday — a football jersey from his favourite team in...
What’s an NFT? And why are people suddenly spending millions on them?
At first blush, Sheldon Corey’s Twitter avatar, shown above, isn’t the sort of thing you’d think is worth $20,000 US. But to the...
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $250K to Indigenous mentorship program
Celebrities Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $250,000 to help launch a Canadian mentorship program for Indigenous post-secondary students, the program’s chairperson announced on...
2020 was the worst year on record for Canada’s economy. It shrank by 5.4%
Canada’s economy shrank by 5.4 per cent last year, official data from Statistics Canada showed Monday, making 2020 the worst year for the...
There’s good economic news on the horizon, and that’s rattling markets. Wait, what?
The first signs that the world is winning the battle with COVID-19 has sparked great news for the global economy as the number...
Federal government extending Canadians’ access to pandemic benefits
The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. Trudeau told reporters...
Foster teen killed in Ontario home run by for-profit company
Battered, bloody and nearly naked, 15-year-old David Roman made a simple plea moments before he was stabbed to death in an Ontario foster...
Government missed out on an offer of N95 masks at the start of the pandemic: documents
Documents tabled with the House of Commons health committee show the federal government missed an opportunity to purchase critical pandemic-related supplies at the outset of the...
Why geothermal is a hot trend in new condos
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Vaccine wars: Nations race to win friends and influence through vaccine distribution
It all seems so long ago now, but as 2019 drew to a close there was a lot of talk about a new “space race.” In...
If we’re serious about building a healthy post-pandemic society, we can’t do it without addressing poverty
This column is an opinion by Richard Matern, the director of research at Food Banks Canada. His past work includes leading large-scale community-based research projects...
Why cheap wind power is making Quebec’s big, old dams more valuable as a ‘battery,’ say experts
You might think that what with having Canada’s largest hydroelectric capacity, providing almost 100 per cent of its electricity, including exports, a new...
Canada lost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdowns took a giant bite out of the job market
Canada’s economy lost 213,000 jobs in January, about five times more than what economists were expecting, as retail lockdowns forced more businesses to...
What is COVAX and why is Canada getting backlash for receiving vaccines from it?
Amid a massive immunization effort, the Canadian government is finding itself on the defensive for its decision to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the...
Air Canada puts all Rouge flights on hiatus
Air Canada is putting all Rouge flights on hold as a result of new travel rules brought in by the government last week...
Pandemic’s tough job market could hurt new graduates for life, says report
With Friday’s jobs data expected to indicate a pandemic employment shortage extending into a second year, new research shows that a protracted dearth of...
