Politics
Some of the rowdy and partying 'influencers' who flew to Mexico maskless have made it back to Canada--as 'pariahs'
Videos shared online of the raucous party on a Dec. 30 Montreal-Cancun charter flight sparked anger from politicians and an investigation by Transport Canada in conjunction with the federal health and public safety departments.
This federal program was slammed as poorly designed and a waste of money and here's what Wilkinson's doing about it
The program offers loans of up to $50 million to help oil and gas producers meet or exceed regulations enforcing cuts to their methane emissions.
Canada's largest union warns of transportation gridlock if environmental rule passes
Canada's largest private-sector union is calling on the federal government to push back a port plan that would impose tighter environmental restrictions on container trucks.
RCMP anti-corruption unit probes corporate corruption
RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America.
Federal health minister says mandatory vaccination measures could be coming
Canada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Friday — a comment that came one day after federal Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole told media that “reasonable accommodations” should be made for unvaccinated Canadians.
This may be the longest wait ever for a Freedom of Information request
An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response.
From prisons to hospitals, public services sag under Omnicron's heavy weight
Record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations are challenging Canadians
Atlantic Canada's successful COVID strategy no match for Omicron
Through most of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlantic Canada won international praise for the region's largely successful efforts to keep infection rates low — but the arrival of Omicron has upended its vaunted COVID-Zero strategy.
Canada should accommodate the unvaxxed during Omicron wave: O'Toole
Canadians unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be accommodated through measures like rapid testing, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said on Thursday, January 6, 2022, as health experts warned the lightning-fast spread of the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals.
Montreal homeless shelters fear COVID explosion
The heads of several Montreal homeless shelters say they're facing a crisis, as rising staff absences due to COVID-19 threaten to disrupt services during the coldest part of winter.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is a proud new papa
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.
Health and emergency sectors short staffed as workers fall ill
With COVID-19's latest wave showing few signs of abating concerns are deepening as more and more workers in vital sectors are sidelined by the pandemic.
There are have and have not provinces when it comes to COVID rapid tests
Saskatchewan residents are swimming in COVID tests, leading some residents to send them to family members in other provinces where the tests aren't available.
Staring down climate crisis, communities create roadmaps
Dubbed the Green Resilience Project, these discussions, taking place throughout January in more than 30 communities, aim to marry two daunting topics — climate change and poverty — to seek out local solutions.