Canada orders rail safety measures to reduce risk of wildfires
Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk in both British Columbia and nationally after a blaze wiped out…
Insect poop can be used to make sustainable fertilizer — and help plants weather climate change
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
Plenty of room for house prices in Canada to rise as interest rates stay low
In what's shaping up as a post-pandemic battle for talent, an Ontario company has a plan to harness the Canadian itch to get into the property market…
Orange Shirt Day ‘not approved’ for military members honouring residential school survivors
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.A top Canadian Armed Forces official last fall ordered soldiers not to wear orange to honour Indigenous survivors of residential schools, internal…
Turning ‘anger into something good,’ this Mi’kmaw boy is walking 200 km for residential school survivors
When Landyn Toney laces up his shoes for the sixth and final day of his walk, the 12-year-old Mi'kmaw boy will have already covered 180 kilometres —…
Is the NHL rigged against Canada? Not really
After winning in overtime last night, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to live to fight another day in their made-for-Disney playoff run.It's an underdog success story almost…
Sexually assaulted at 8, incarcerated 4 times and lost the will to live — how this woman found her stars
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Jessica Compton has overcome many challenges to get to where she is today — an education worker…
Be vulnerable and examine Catholic Church’s residential school past, Manitoba pastor urges
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Some Manitoba Catholics are calling on church leadership to atone for their wrongs in light of the discovery of unmarked graves on…
Extreme temperatures shatter provincial records across the Prairies as heat dome lingers
Extremely high temperatures in the Prairies smashed dozens of records on Friday, as several provinces grappled with an intense heat wave that's continuing into the weekend.The prolonged…
The high, human cost of global shipping in the pandemic: Sailors stuck at sea for months
For 11 months, Rolly Pague was stranded at sea, stuck on a giant shipping vessel feeding insatiable global demand sparked by the pandemic.The 31-year-old was unable to…
After a decades-long fight, the last piece of this B.C. residential school is coming down
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.Forty-six years to the day after the Lower Post residential school in northern British Columbia closed its doors,…