‘It excites people’: First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist
The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who've developed a long string of social media followers, helping many…
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada's national statistics agency says it's ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months.Census…
COVID-19 and N.L.’s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election
If rising COVID-19 caseload numbers and the spread of more contagious and deadlier variants of the virus were not enough already to close the door on a…
This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us
Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — or may have seen on YouTube.A guy in a kitchen…
Canada’s economy grew 0.7% in January
Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.7 per cent in January. The increase in real gross domestic product compared with a gain of 0.1 per cent in…
Climate change means even more parts of Canada will need to prepare for stronger hurricanes, report suggests
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes.A new report in the ScienceBrief Review…
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,…
Want to know how much added sugar is in your favourite foods? Canadian companies don’t have to tell you
Despite having to disclose many details about ingredients, specific allergens, calorie counts and other nutritional information on labels, food manufacturers are not required to include the amount…
In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis C…
Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see…
‘He is coming to his rescue’: Older brother donates stem cells to 7-year-old with rare blood disease
The mother of a boy with a rare blood disorder who has been searching for a stem cell donor for the last four years says a partial…