Security
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares...
Lawyer for ex-Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander files motion to permanently end deportation proceedings
The lawyer representing former Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander has filed a motion to permanently stay the immigration proceedings against his client. Oberlander, 97, came...
Peter Nygard has phone in jail cell for constant contact with legal team, court documents reveal
Peter Nygard has been given what no other inmate at Manitoba’s Headingley Correctional Centre has access to: a phone in his cell that he...
How the COVID-19 pandemic turned an empty Yellowknife motel into a hub of support
In March 2020, before the pandemic hit, a rust-coloured former motel near Yellowknife’s downtown sat fully furnished and empty, while elsewhere in the city, people experiencing...
Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat
The military’s counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist...
From restaurant staff to pilots, pandemic is pushing people in hard-hit professions to retrain for new jobs
When COVID-19 hit, Ryan Sullivan was a pilot for Porter Airlines and he loved his job. These days, though, he spends his days...
Law prohibiting election misinformation struck down
A key section of Canada’s elections law designed to curb misinformation during elections has been struck down and declared unconstitutional. In a 15-page...
In fight against illegal fishing, Canada’s sea spies struggle with sloppy intel, bias: Internal files
They’re billed as Canada’s spies on the sea: an award-winning team gathering intelligence on illegal fishing. But the National Fisheries Intelligence Service, a...
COVID-era school design takes lessons from Indigenous educators
A Saskatoon-based architect is already applying lessons learnt from the pandemic to the schools he is designing, and said the First Nations clients...
Manitoba RCMP say a First Nations man assaulted an officer. Court documents suggest that’s not what happened
On June 6, 2019, Brian Halcrow woke up in a jail cell in Thompson, Man., with four stitches across his forehead, a torn-up sweater and...
Trump’s alleged interference to take centre stage as Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearings begin
Donald Trump’s actions will take centre stage in a Vancouver courtroom this week as Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers try to prove the former U.S....
Muslim woman targeted in racist attack says call to Edmonton police left her doubly traumatized
A Black Muslim woman who was threatened and subjected to racial slurs at a south Edmonton LRT station says she has been doubly...
In the shadow of her killer’s verdict, Cindy Gladue’s family wants to reclaim her humanity
Donna McLeod held her great-grandson Dayton by a firepit crackling flames in an Edmonton backyard last week and spoke about a dream she...
Student says RCMP officer talked her out of laying charges against alleged serial voyeur on campus
WARNING: This story contains language that might be offensive to some readers. It also contains descriptions of voyeurism that might be upsetting. Taylor...
Yes, the pandemic will end — but COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon
As the months passed in 2020, and a mysterious new virus spread around the world, prompting lockdowns and whirlwind scientific research, it was...
Finding the ‘sweet spot’ between freedoms and restrictions post-vaccination
When U.S. President Joe Biden’s press secretary recently reminded people that they’ll still have to physically distance and wear masks even after vaccination, it sparked a backlash among...
