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The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP
Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon...
How Barack Obama’s presidency affected his marriage
The love story of Barack and Michelle Obama has been admired by many, and in 2015, Hollywood capitalized off that interest in a...
The least democratic aspects of Canada’s Constitution may provide the best defence of our election process
This column is an opinion by Eric M. Adams, vice dean and professor of law at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, where...
Marketplace tested over 20 different masks. Here’s what will best protect you and others during the pandemic
Wearing a mask is critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC’s Marketplace found that while some...
What Ontario’s new modelling for the COVID-19 second wave can — and can’t — tell us
Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province...
Indie booksellers thriving during pandemic thanks to new ways of connecting with customers
Ask Mosaic Books owner Michael Neill about business during the pandemic, and he gets a little embarrassed. “Overall, it’s amazing,” he said. “The past...
Remembering In Flanders Fields: Why John McCrae’s poignant WW I words still have power today
Like so many things in 2020, Canada’s Remembrance Day ceremonies will be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities will still commemorate their war...
How technology — and a global pandemic — are transforming Remembrance Day
On a grey, windswept spring day three years ago, Ryan Mullens sat next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the green...
Western provinces report new highs in number of people hospitalized with COVID-19
The latest: BREAKING: Ontario reports record high of 1,426 new COVID-19 cases. Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan set new records for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Manitoba moving to red alert level,...
The unsaid truth about Savannah Chrisley and Chadd Bryant’s relationship
Chrisley Knows Best‘s Savannah Chrisley’s posts on Instagram are leading her fans to question what’s truly up with the truth star’s love life....
Immigration detention centres emptied over fear of possible COVID-19 outbreaks
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is emptying out its detention centres and finding alternatives to keeping detainees behind bars until they can...
‘I want him to see the pain’: Virtual trial for accused Toronto van attacker means no day in court for victims
The trial of Alek Minassian, the man accused of committing one of Canada’s worst instances of mass violence when he drove a van into...
What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration
On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns. “Trade,” the...
Calls to Kids Help Phone have surged. Now some counsellors are making a distress call of their own
Kids Help Phone, the charity that offers 24/7 counselling services to young Canadians in distress, needs to listen to the concerns of its stressed staff if...
Case challenges ‘horrific’ prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement
Advocates for women in prison are heading to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro, N.S., on Monday, aiming to end a practice...
2,000 people march through Aylmer, Ont., to protest COVID-19 health measures
Chanting “Rise up!” and “Freedom is essential,” at one point up to 2,000 people marched through the streets of Aylmer, Ont., calling for...
