Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies
Less than a week before millions of Canadians are set to pay their respects to veterans by wearing a poppy, a national grocery store chain has banned…
Opposing views of Ginsburg, Barrett reveal deep divisions over perceived role of Supreme Court judges
This column is an opinion by Brian Bird, an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. For more…
How Canada’s track and field Olympians are navigating pandemic
You could feel the excitement and pure joy on the other end of the phone. Alysha Newman, full of life and energy, is back training and hopeful…
Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows
About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a spotlight on preventable poisonings.Released…
RCMP say fighting violence against children is part of daily policing in Nunavut
This is part two of a three-part CBC North series, The Small Abused. The series looks into reporting, prevention and support services available to children in Nunavut…
Lawyer for Gerald Stanley, who was acquitted in death of Colten Boushie, suing former firm over departure
The lawyer for Gerald Stanley — the Biggar, Sask., area farmer acquitted in the shooting death of Colten Boushie in 2018 — is alleging he was forced…
GM plans to bring pickup truck assembly back to Oshawa after tentative deal with union
GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont., if a new labour deal with its largest union is…
Sask. making masks mandatory in Regina, Saskatoon, P.A., reducing gathering sizes provincewide
Saskatchewan will be making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert, and reducing the allowed size of gatherings provincewide.The decision comes in…
Chief of First Nation at centre of N.S. lobster fishery dispute re-elected
Chief of First Nation A Mi'kmaw chief who has battled for his band's treaty right to fish lobster in southwestern Nova Scotia has been re-elected. It will…
Alberta at ‘critical juncture’ with more than 6,100 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta has reached a "critical juncture" in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting 6,110 active cases, says the province's top public health official.The province added 2,268 new cases over…
This Chelsea Handler election day post set the internet on fire
In her Instagram video, Chelsea Handler motivated her fans to vote, even in the face of intimidation. In the caption, Handler composed, "PSA: Democracy suggests that every…