QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is now the only major junior league in the country that is still trying to complete its playoffs for this season.The…
An ‘uncommon brilliance’: Acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock dies at 85
At one point, acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock's business cards prominently featured the image of a dragon.What did that symbolize? If you ask her eldest daughter, Jennifer,…
B.C. murder cases in jeopardy as accused killer walks free, police slammed for ignoring law
A B.C. man accused of murdering a stranger in a 2011 road-rage incident has been acquitted after a B.C. Supreme Court judge excluded key evidence in the…
Canada’s music festivals in 2021: What’s cancelled this summer?
The vaccine rollout across the country had many filled with hope for a return to a pre-pandemic summer music festival scene. On Thursday, Montreal's Osheaga Festival cancelled…
Award-winning teen birdwatcher launches mobile game in which players explore birding hotspots
One of the small pleasures of this pandemic spring for some British Columbians has been getting to know their local birds — and now they can virtually…
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 between provinces.The…
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 pull the last American…
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 to thin ice conditions.…
Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests
EDITOR'S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building in Alberta.As…
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 Islanders have begun foraging for…
Shortage of N.B. health-care providers forces student to pay out of pocket to see gynecologist
Mhàiri Agnew has suffered from recurring abdominal pain for more than half of her life.When she first complained as a child, her longtime family doctor in New…