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Nova Scotians head to the polls Aug. 17
Nova Scotia’s 41st general election campaign is officially underway. N.S. Liberal Party Leader Iain Rankin, who became premier in February, met Saturday with...
Already battered by drought, Manitoba cattle farmers could face even worse conditions
Jason Bednarek has never seen drought this bad in Manitoba’s Interlake region, and midway into July, the third-generation farmer is already racked with worries about what he’ll...
Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation
The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the...
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to release final report on unmarked graves at former Kamloops residential school
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Today, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation is set to present its final report on the unmarked grave sites found...
Canadian house prices and home sales hit records in March — but have fallen every month since
The price of the average Canadian home that sold in June was $679,000, an increase of 25 per cent in the past year....
Plaque donated by residential school teacher elders say abused children removed from Sask. church
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Elders from the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan have succeeded in getting a...
Risk of a housing slump, rising loonie mar good news for Canadian economy
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem had some optimistic comments when he met with reporters Wednesday following his latest Monetary Policy Report. But, as usual,...
How summer school, tutoring are helping students catch up from pandemic-disrupted classes
While taking a summer breather is on the schedule for many students, others are tapping tutors or taking summer school to help bridge gaps that have...
Next governor general’s inability to speak French leaves francophone community conflicted
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced that Canada’s next governor general would be Mary Simon, there were approving nods across much of...
Quebec ERs ‘on the verge of a breakdown’ and need help, emergency doctor says
A growing number of emergency rooms in Quebec are struggling to care for patients as hospitals deal with severe staffing shortages caused by...
Lawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justice
A human rights lawyer is filing a professional misconduct complaint against the lawyers representing seven churches fighting public health orders after one admitted to hiring...
B.C. First Nation says more than 160 unmarked graves found
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Penelakut Tribe in B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands says it has found more...
How ‘choice’ in child care might play out in the coming federal election
In one respect, the summer of 2021 is a lot like the fall of 2005: with the possibility of an election looming, a minority Liberal...
Investment in renewable energy favoured over oil and gas, but regional differences persist, poll finds
A majority of Canadians favour more investment in renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydrogen over oil and gas, with divisions evident based...
Shell unveils new carbon capture project amid wave of new CCS proposals in Alberta
Shell Canada unveiled plans Tuesday for a new facility in Alberta to capture emissions from its industrial complex and store the greenhouse gases underground....
Here’s what Quebec can learn from other regions with vaccination passport systems
Quebec could soon have a vaccine passport system in place that would keep people who aren’t fully vaccinated away from bars, gyms and...
