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Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for...
Family of Black man fatally shot by police in Repentigny, Que., blame racism for his death
The family of a Repentigny, Que., man who died after police shot him three times in the stomach on Sunday are blaming anti-Black racism in the...
Crop-destroying grasshoppers chewing away at Manitoba farmers’ livelihoods
For a fourth year in a row, Manitoba’s grasshopper population is on the rise and causing more issues for farmers already struggling to...
Line 5 pipeline between U.S. and Canada could cause ‘devastating damage’ to Great Lakes, say environmentalists
An aging pipeline that carries oil along the bottom of the ecologically sensitive and turbulent Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
Desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers
Security systems firm Fitch Security Integration had to lay off employees at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Now the company is facing...
How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state
Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...
Artist’s Queer Newfoundland Hockey League spins a new yarn to address homophobia in sports
Ever heard of the St. John’s Sissies? The Corner Brook Queens? The Come By Chance Flamers? If you’re strictly a sports fan, probably...
Air quality from wildfire smoke hits dangerous levels in cities across B.C., as smoke heads west
For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to...
Business travel isn’t expected to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon
Kacey Siskind recently took her first business trip to the U.S. since the pandemic began. The vice-president of business development at Honk Mobile, a parking...
New heads of Toronto CSIS office say they want to hire a more diverse group of spies
When Katherine Hannah and Zahra Musaji first started at the Canadian Security and Intelligence Agency back in 1999, they couldn’t have told you what colour the carpet...
Here’s what Canada’s business leaders think about heading back to the office
It’s been more than 500 days since millions of Canadian employees were forced to suddenly work from home because of COVID-19. While the...
Smoke headed for Metro Vancouver, Stanley Park closed overnight as 241 wildfires burn across B.C.
Wildfire smoke is in the forecast for B.C.’s south coast this weekend, in addition to a heat wave, which in the wake of...
Singh hopes to build ‘momentum’ on tour of Indigenous communities
When the evacuation of Neskantaga First Nation due to tainted water made international headlines last fall, then-chief Chris Moonias encouraged the prime minister and other federal politicians to...
Grassy Narrows funding pact for mercury-poisoning care home spurs joy and bitter memories
Sitting in the bleachers around the powwow grounds of Grassy Narrows First Nation, dozens of community members gathered for a feast on Monday....
Eye in the sky: Alberta startup touts drones as wildfire fighting game changer
An aerospace startup company near Edmonton has patented technology it believes can help step up the game of fighting wildfires and other natural...
ArcelorMittal Dofasco getting $400M from Ottawa to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The federal government has announced $400 million for a project at ArcelorMittal Dofasco that the company says will help it cut carbon emissions by more...
