A year of misfortune: How the global pandemic has battered N.L.’s oil and gas industry
Amanda Young had her dream job as a cook on the Terra Nova FPSO, one of four oil-producing platforms in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador."We all thought that…
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 threat…
In a Regina retirement home, boxing and pool keep pandemic loneliness at bay
Like many other seniors, retired teacher Jim Nedelcov found himself trapped in his own apartment, bored and lonely when a lockdown was imposed about a year ago…
How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in Calgary, she has spent…
Why winter exercise can be especially hard on the lungs
Canadian Olympic hopeful Katherine Stewart-Jones can't remember when she first started experiencing a cough she and other cross-country skiers call "race hack," but she said it was…
Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share. She has few…
Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation blockaded a road and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Toronto uranium company.Birch Narrows Dene Nation officials say they took action after…
3.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Banff, Alta.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Banff, Alta., on Saturday evening.Taimi Mulder, an earthquake seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, confirmed the earthquake struck six kilometres north…
The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers
A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora's Canadian stores and for…
Natural gas vs. methane: How the name influences our view of this fossil fuel
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…
Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response
This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more…