Ottawa argues youth-led climate change lawsuit too broad to be tried in court
Federal lawyers argue that a lawsuit alleging the Canadian government has violated the charter rights of 15 youth is far too broad to be heard in court…
Frustrated families still fighting for school-trip refunds months into pandemic
Ben Wickens had dreamed of visiting Rome so when the opportunity came up as part of his high school graduation trip, he worked hard for more than…
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday
The latest:Quebec has ordered new restrictions on bars and restaurants in coronavirus hot spots, while Ontario's premier warned of a "more complex" second wave, as Canada's two…
‘Moral injuries’ that haunt soldiers off the battlefield to be studied in military-funded research
On the streets of Afghanistan in 2012, Canadian soldier Brian McKenna was training international teams to search vehicles for explosives. As his trainees searched, they would find…
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Ontario and Quebec
The latest:The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) expires on Sunday, ending the income support program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic to help people…
A little engineering, a lot of customer service: What it will take to fix COVID-19 test lineups
Kate Gordon's five-year-old daughter, Rosie, had only been in her Toronto kindergarten class for one day before her little sister sprouted a runny nose. That meant neither…
How Quebec’s bungled messaging is hampering the anti-virus effort
Quebec's health minister was irked — and it showed.Christian Dubé had just been asked about a party at a restaurant in Laval where revellers were cavorting maskless,…
Confusion and anxiety reign for Canadians dependent on CERB as pandemic program winds down
Roger Wiebe is one of millions of Canadians who has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite never contracting the virus.The Edmontonian was working in a…
P.E.I. restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in July
While the pandemic hit the bottom line of restaurants across the country, as summer arrived it was restaurateurs on P.E.I. who were hit the hardest.Tourism numbers released…
Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in ‘suspicious’ transfers
Off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, thick black smoke billowed from a massive fishing trawler, trapping the crew on a vessel operated by a Canadian…
A throne speech long on language and ambition, short on specifics
However grandly it's staged, a throne speech is a difficult thing to judge. Just ask the opposition parties.The first official review of Wednesday's speech came from Candice…