US
What the TRC report tells us about the Marieval Indian Residential School
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Marieval Indian Residential School operated on the windswept plains of Saskatchewan, about...
Yukon River Quest paddlers hit the water despite cancelled race, safety concerns
They trained for months, even years, to compete in the epic Yukon River Quest — and they weren’t about to stay put on dry land...
Incoming heat wave raises fears for people living on the streets
A potentially record-breaking heat wave forecast for B.C. this weekend spells particular danger for people living on the streets, advocacy groups say, as they...
Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C. landslide — and its impact on salmon
When the side of a B.C. mountain gave way on Nov. 28, 2020, crashing into a glacier fed lake and creating a 100-metre high...
Tourism operators to Albertans: ‘We could really use some visitors’
In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers...
Canada to announce easing of some travel restrictions after passing vaccination threshold
The federal government is set to announce Monday the loosening of some border restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents but says “the...
Pandemic-era elopements, micro-weddings could be here to stay as couples find less is more
When Katey Mac thinks back to her large-scale wedding two years ago, she says one of her biggest regrets was not eloping. Unaware of a...
5-year-old girl in life-threatening condition after birthday party shooting in Toronto
A five-year-old girl remains in life-threatening condition following a shooting during an outdoor children’s birthday party in the Rexdale neighbourhood of northwest Toronto...
Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Hamilton, Ont., covered as Indigenous community calls for it to come down
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Hamilton has been covered in fabric from head to toe and wrapped tightly with a red rope....
Syrian woman builds better life through unlikely friendship with Saint John retiree and his wife
If all of your friends look like you, talk like you and are the same age as you, you can have a good life. But...
Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally outside Trudeau’s office
A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...
Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
A bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., meant as a tribute to aviation in the North also serves as a painful reminder to residential school...
3 children among people shot at 1-year-old’s birthday party in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood, police say
Three children were among a group of people shot at an outdoor birthday party for a one-year-old child in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood Saturday evening,...
Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk
More than a year since she nearly died of COVID-19, registered nurse Rubina Khan is still not sure how she got infected, but...
Sask. commits $2M for searches of residential school sites for unmarked graves
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Saskatchewan government has committed $2 million to support searches of former residential school...
The Unsaid Meaning Behind ‘Lost Cause’ By Billie Eillish
The lyrics to “Lost Cause” begin with Billie Eilish musing, “I wondered if you were aware that day was the last straw for...
