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Rogers identifies cause of Canada-wide wireless outage, but no time given for service return

Rogers apologized after an outage affecting its wireless users stretched well into Monday evening, as the company’s chief technology officer said the software issue has been...

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B.C. filmmakers get Stephen King’s endorsement for festival of films based on his work

A pair of Prince George, B.C., filmmakers are still reeling from the excitement of having their project endorsed by the king of horror. Stephen King...

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Suncor fined $100K for gas release at Edmonton Refinery

Suncor Energy pleaded guilty to one count of breaking Alberta’s environmental protection law after a release of a poisonous gas at its refinery just...

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Winnipeg girls’ volleyball coach dismissed from role after telling players he’s allowed to use racial slurs

A Winnipeg volleyball player says she was disgusted after her coach said he should be allowed to use racial slurs while expressing his...

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Here — once again — is why B.C. isn’t planning on increasing restrictions soon

Weeks into B.C.’s third wave, with cases still around 1,000 a day and hospitalizations still increasing to new heights every day, there are...

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Couple reunited after years of being separated in long-term care

A Saskatchewan couple that was separated in long-term care has been reunited thanks to their daughter. Theresa and James Kovach were forced to...

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What you can and cannot do now that Ontario has tightened its stay-at-home order

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new public health measures on Friday that tighten the stay-at-home order already in place and include new restrictions on travel...

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Home to Home Run for charity: Sault man logging marathon a day from B.C. to Ontario

Rick Fall ran a marathon in British Columbia on Monday. The 61-year-old finished another 42 kilometres on Tuesday and Wednesday, and aims to keep that pace for another 100...

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Moderna to slash vaccine deliveries to Canada

Moderna will send far fewer coronavirus shots to Canada this month than originally planned as the company grapples with production issues at its facilities in Europe,...

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Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival

When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it “The Hogtown Dandy.” It combined one of the...

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Ontario’s pharmacy vaccine rollout leaves some hard-hit communities with limited access to shots

A month after Ontario began shipping COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies around the province, an analysis by CBC News shows some of the hardest-hit...

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Biden calls a halt to America’s war in Afghanistan — but it’s a long way from over

In diplomatic circles it’s being described, somewhat pejoratively, as “pulling an Obama.” The formal announcement on Wednesday of U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to...

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Conservatives’ climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own

After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon...

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Here’s how Labrador Inuit are leading the way by adapting to the curveballs of climate change

The social enterprise SmartICE has been internationally recognized for its ability to combine traditional knowledge with technology in order to help people adapt...

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Courier giant DHL padded own pockets with ‘hidden fees,’ class action alleges

A Vancouver law firm is going to court against DHL, alleging the courier giant profited by misrepresenting some of the fees it charges...

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Lessons from Quebec City’s gym outbreak, one of Canada’s largest COVID-19 superspreading events

We still don’t know exactly how it started — a runner on a treadmill, or perhaps someone lifting weights — but an outbreak...