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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...
Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics
While Canadian health authorities fight back against what Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has called “an infodemic” — the spread of false information...
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...
Botched no-knock raids prompt calls to limit police tactic
Police forces across Canada are conducting hundreds of no-knock raids each year to execute search warrants despite growing concern about the trampling of...
Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring...
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...
NASA’s Perseverance rover — sporting the latest bells and whistles — set to land on Mars today
It’s a big day for space exploration. NASA’s mission controllers are expecting to confirm the Perseverance rover’s landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55...
Commissioner for inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns is independent and objective: lawyer
The commissioner heading Alberta’s inquiry into alleged foreign-funded attacks on the energy industry is independent and objective and should be allowed to complete...
Alberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers, unions
A new program that will pay some frontline workers $1,200 for risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving some employees and...
Employees’ claims of sales pressure spark shareholder lawsuit against TD Bank
A TD Bank teller who spoke out about the pressure to sell customers products and services they didn’t need says she feels vindicated...
Why small businesses say they need Ottawa’s help to get some relief on credit card fees
The way Giancarlo Trimarchi tracks the numbers, you might think he was a sports fanatic scrutinizing the stats of his favourite teams. He...
Arriving in Ontario from another country by plane? You’ll need to take a COVID-19 test starting today
The latest: Ontario is reporting its first case of the more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in South Africa, as new rules...
Lights still on in federal buildings in National Capital Region even as civil servants work from home
The lights remain on at some federal government buildings in Canada’s capital region, even though most civil servants have been working at home for...
Disrupted schooling, learning loss will have effects long after pandemic, say education experts
Compared to last spring’s nationwide school shutdown, Monica Belyea and her kids children having a slightly easier time with remote learning this winter term....
For Trudeau, there’s no political reason to fight for Keystone XL
After U.S. President Joe Biden moved recently to revoke permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline project, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he...
In letter to PM, Kenney calls for consequences or compensation over Keystone XL cancellation
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is repeating his calls for economic retaliation for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, or at least some...
