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Canadians who rely on Line 5 on edge as Michigan’s deadline looms to shut Enbridge pipeline

Canadian workers and others who benefit from Enbridge’s Line 5 are anxiously watching what’s playing out this week in Michigan, which has given the...

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While the U.S. and EU talk COVID passports, Canada says it still has concerns about virus spread

As the European Union and the United States begin discussing a return to non-essential international travel, the federal government is expressing caution and...

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N.L. health-care workers likely heading to Ontario Tuesday

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, has spoken with Premier Doug Ford and says promised help for Ontario should be heading out...

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Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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B.C. pharmacy vaccine rollout leading to frustration over lack of central booking system

B.C.’s multi-pronged rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has left frontline workers and eligible adults wondering why there isn’t a centralized system that allows them...

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New federal budget needs to deliver on government’s social finance and innovation commitments

This column is an opinion by Victor Beausoleil, Marie J. Bouchard and Carole Anne Hilton. Beausoleil is the founder and CEO of Social Economy Through...

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More than 60 programs to be cut as Laurentian University moves through insolvency process

The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the midst of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty...

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How parts of Canada are going about vaccinating teachers against COVID-19

This weekend, teachers and school staff in Ontario’s Niagara region are getting their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the recommendation of...

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How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community

Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...

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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...

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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...

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Colten Boushie’s family to speak out on racial discrimination found in scathing report about RCMP

The family of Colten Boushie, the young Indigenous man from Saskatchewan whose shooting death was investigated by the RCMP in 2016, will speak...

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Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions

The latest: A cabinet committee of Alberta’s United Conservative government is expected to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions....

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Controversial neck hold still being used by Mounties as RCMP reviews its safety

The RCMP says it hopes to have a decision later this year on whether it will continue teaching Mounties to use a controversial...

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In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost

The two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman should not have been fired before the incident was investigated fully, a...

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St. John’s firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in ‘holding pattern’

The helicopter rescue team normally called in to pluck wayward wanderers from cliffs and transport injured hikers from remote inaccessible locations around St....

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