Couple reunited after years of being separated in long-term care
A Saskatchewan couple that was separated in long-term care has been reunited thanks to their daughter.Theresa and James Kovach were forced to live apart after spending their…
More than 200 travellers fined for refusing to quarantine in hotels after landing in Canada
Len Desharnais says he believes Canada's hotel quarantine requirement for international travellers during the pandemic is a fair idea. But shortly after arriving in Vancouver from Bangkok…
Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike
Liberal delegates to the party's policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in Canada, while also rejecting…
Former central banker Mark Carney to speak at second day of Liberal convention
Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today, but all eyes will be on someone who's never overtly dipped a toe in partisan politics…
Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
As if Canada's housing sector wasn't already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher. The cost of basic…
Welcoming visitors is what Whistler does, but for the next 3 weeks the town wants you to stay away
The manager of Whistler Search and Rescue says anyone making plans to visit the Sea to Sky corridor over the next three weeks — even those heading…
Canadian explorer to attempt 1st human-powered crossing of Turks and Caicos Islands
Toronto-based explorer Mario Rigby spent two years crossing the African continent on foot. Last summer, he paddled the length of Lake Ontario in 20 days.Now, the Canadian-Turks…
Uber’s proposed revamp of provincial labour laws would cement the notion that gig workers are not employees
This column is an opinion by Paris Marx, a socialist writer and host of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast. For more information about CBC's Opinion section,…
‘It’s silly’: Director of Bigfoot movie thanks campaign by Alberta’s energy war room
The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film.The animated Bigfoot Family…
60% higher risk of death from coronavirus variants, Ontario analysis finds: sources
Variants of the virus behind COVID-19 double the risk of someone being admitted to intensive care — and increase the risk of death by roughly 60 per…
Nearly 200,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination
A little under three-quarters of Ontarians age 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion that has…