Violence
Liberals pledge $1 billion for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program
The federal Liberals plan to spend $1 billion over the next six months so cities and housing providers can buy properties being sold...
Spouse witnessed N.S. gunman torching their cottage, court documents say
The man responsible for April’s mass shootings in Nova Scotia took a leisurely drive around a community close to his rural cottage, stopped...
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan gambles popularity against pandemic in bid for historic majority
In a year of world events nobody wanted, British Columbians will be getting an election almost nobody wanted. “Families are concerned,” admitted NDP Leader...
Arrests made amid ongoing tensions as Mi’kmaw lobster fishery begins
Two people have been arrested and tensions continued to run high in Nova Scotia on Friday as many gathered to support, and oppose, a First...
Peter Nygard’s son fears dad will flee Canada before sex assault investigation is complete
Peter Nygard’s son says he fears his father will flee Canada before it’s determined whether or not criminal charges can be laid in connection with allegations...
Celebrity Engagements of 2020
New bling! Love was in the air in 2020. Wilmer Valderrama, Peter Facinelli and more celebrities announced their plans to walk down the...
As COVID-19 curve flattens, Indigenous leaders call on federal government for more support
While the federal government says the COVID-19 curve is continuing to flatten in Indigenous communities, their leaders and allies are keeping pressure on Ottawa...
Vigilante justice or community safety? Protesters target Albertans on bail accused of crimes against children
Triumphant protesters sang last week as Edmonton police officers escorted accused child predator Wade Stene from his mother’s home into a police van and back...
Walmart pulls ‘All Lives Matter’ shirts following protests, but Amazon is still selling them
Walmart has pulled merchandise bearing the slogan “All Lives Matter” sold by independent dealers on its website. The move follows outrage expressed on social...
Canada Day: Big parties give way to online shows amid coronavirus pandemic
Canadians celebrated a Canada Day like no other as they marked the national holiday under unprecedented circumstances. Canada Day 2020 took place amid both a...
How one of Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots is struggling through the pandemic
The community of Thorncliffe Park has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection compared to all the adjacent neighbourhoods, yet it has managed to...
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn’t gather in person. ...
It’s been 72 years since Thomas Falls was killed in custody. His family says it’s time for justice
When retired lance-corporal Thomas Falls died in solitary confinement at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail in 1948, 10 days after being severely beaten by police, there...
What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?
It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently....
Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash
Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality. If it weren’t for the backdrop, the image could have been captured...
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean?
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean? The increasing calls to defund the police in...
