working
In fight against illegal fishing, Canada’s sea spies struggle with sloppy intel, bias: Internal files
They’re billed as Canada’s spies on the sea: an award-winning team gathering intelligence on illegal fishing. But the National Fisheries Intelligence Service, a...
Canadian researchers to release recommendations for treating youth eating disorders online
Sarah White sets a timer to remind herself to eat. She sets it six times a day so that she eats three meals...
Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says
A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to...
New outbreak of COVID-19 in B.C. care home where residents and staff were already vaccinated
A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in B.C.’s Interior Health region where staff and residents had already...
How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in...
COVID-19 has added to the educational barriers girls and women face around the world
This column is an opinion by Alexandra Chaves, a 19-year-old Plan Canada Youth Advocate who is passionate about gender equality and girls’ rights. She is also...
Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village
A fundraising drive in a tight-knit community about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto. California philanthropists promoted by the Clinton Foundation. Hundreds of school-age...
Why winter exercise can be especially hard on the lungs
Canadian Olympic hopeful Katherine Stewart-Jones can’t remember when she first started experiencing a cough she and other cross-country skiers call “race hack,” but...
What’s an NFT? And why are people suddenly spending millions on them?
At first blush, Sheldon Corey’s Twitter avatar, shown above, isn’t the sort of thing you’d think is worth $20,000 US. But to the...
Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.’s top doctor
Amanda Robinson used to work part time five days a week for an organization that supports adults with disabilities. She went to bingo...
Advocates urge Liberals to cancel ‘devastating’ cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities
Advocates for Canadians with disabilities related to reading printed text have launched a protest campaign after the federal government abruptly announced it would cut their funding — a...
Texas zoo cancels controversial deal to buy African Lion Safari elephants for $2M
Two elephants at the centre of a controversial sale between African Lion Safari and a Texas zoo will not be moving to the...
Hamilton officer found guilty after journalist arrests resigns, avoiding penalty
Hamilton police Const. Jeff Todoruk — who was found guilty of several charges after arresting two photojournalists in Waterdown in May 2017 —...
One year later, COVID-19 has left no part of Alberta untouched
It was inevitable, the premier said. Though there were only dozens of cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 reported in Canada, health officials were resigned...
Gravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share. ...
