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Students, graduates, politicians decry ‘devastating’ cuts at Laurentian University

Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about...

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‘An ugly stain for years to come’: Laurentian University interests reeling from staff, program cuts

Monday was one of the worst days on record for the Laurentian University community, with the news roughly 100 professors lost their jobs...

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Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting

Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn’t want her to be frozen in grief.  In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and...

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New federal budget needs to deliver on government’s social finance and innovation commitments

This column is an opinion by Victor Beausoleil, Marie J. Bouchard and Carole Anne Hilton. Beausoleil is the founder and CEO of Social Economy Through...

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How Luke Bryan Is Really Doing After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19

Following American Idol‘s April 12, 2021, episode, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie opened up about Luke Bryan’s absence to Entertainment Tonight. The virus can...

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School custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location, says it got her fired

Michelle Dionne was excited about her new job, helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by doing extra cleaning in an elementary school...

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More than 60 programs to be cut as Laurentian University moves through insolvency process

The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the midst of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty...

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Newsletter adventures of ‘sassy’ toddler bring joy to seniors

A newsletter featuring the adventures and observations of a toddler in Kingsville, Ont., has been bringing joy to seniors in a Toronto retirement residence...

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Longtime B.C. resident whose driver’s licence renewal took months suspects he was racially profiled

After a months-long investigation into whether he lives in B.C., a 20-year resident suspects he was racially profiled. Dion Drakes, a 44-year-old marketing and financial...

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Trudeau, O’Toole and Singh aren’t all talking about the same problems

Speaking to the Liberal convention on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued that politics should be about finding “real solutions” for the...

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Searching for food in the wild: Foraging takes off as popular pastime on P.E.I.

Josie Baker uses stinging nettles in many different dishes, including this pasta she created in 2020. (Submitted by Josie Baker) More Prince Edward...

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How parts of Canada are going about vaccinating teachers against COVID-19

This weekend, teachers and school staff in Ontario’s Niagara region are getting their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the recommendation of...

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When exercise was taking over my life, this is how I forged a new perspective

This First Person article is by Jacqueline Chen, a Grade 11 student in the TOPS Program at Toronto’s Bloor Collegiate Institute. It won...

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Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike

Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...

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Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record

Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged...

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Former central banker Mark Carney to speak at second day of Liberal convention

Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today, but all eyes will be on someone who’s never overtly dipped a...