Canada’s economy lost 207,000 jobs last month
Canada's economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, as a new round of government-ordered lockdowns forced businesses to lay off workers.Statistics Canada reported Friday that 129,000 full-time jobs…
Vaccine etiquette: What’s safe to ask others and what’s off the table
The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has provided hope that there will soon be a return to something closer to what we remember as being "normal."But with the…
We probably won’t reach herd immunity against COVID-19 any time soon, but it’s OK, experts say
Every day, more and more Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19.It has often been suggested that as this trend continues, we will soon reach a point where so…
7 Manitoba churches challenging province’s COVID-19 pandemic powers in court
Seven rural Manitoba churches hope to convince a judge that the province's lockdown measures are unjustified violations of Charter-protected freedoms of conscience, religion, expression and peaceful assembly…
A sacred fire burns in the heart of Ontario Treaty 3 Territory for survivors of sexual violence
Watching the flames dance into the nighttime sky with beating hand drums to fill the silence, Cheynna Gardner says she finds healing.She's spent every night around the…
Ontario’s political parties gear up for next spring’s election in the shadow of COVID-19
Mark your calendars: Ontario's next provincial election campaign officially begins one year from Tuesday.Ontario's fixed-date election law sets voting day as June 2, 2022, and the formal…
Child battling cancer fulfils dream of meeting Sidney Crosby, gives him beaded medallion
An 11-year-old Winnipeg boy battling cancer recently fulfilled his dream of meeting his hero, NHL player Sidney Crosby, and gave the superstar a beaded medallion to match…
Alberta family searches for answers in teen’s sudden death after COVID exposure, negative tests
A southern Alberta mother and father are grappling with the sudden, unexplained death of their 17-year-old daughter, and with few answers, they're left wondering if she could…
Victims of Ponzi scheme call for reopening of probe into offshore money transfers
Victims of a massive investment fraud that operated for years out of Montreal and siphoned more than $500 million offshore are calling on federal politicians to resume…
‘Insensitive’ vaccination notice painful reminder of father’s COVID-19 death, son says
For the last couple of months, Jordan Bissonette has collected his father's bills and kept an eye out for any important tax documents.But he says his heart…
B.C. murder cases in jeopardy as accused killer walks free, police slammed for ignoring law
A B.C. man accused of murdering a stranger in a 2011 road-rage incident has been acquitted after a B.C. Supreme Court judge excluded key evidence in the…