The United States is "going in the wrong direction" with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire country at risk — just as schools and…
Masks to be mandatory on public transit in…
It will be mandatory to wear a face mask on public transit in Quebec beginning July 13, Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. The new rule will apply to anyone over the age of 12. For children younger…
Canada extending ban on most foreign travellers to…
Ottawa plans to extend the sweeping travel ban that bars entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Americans for at least another month. The order, which was set to expire…
Homeless man turned church caretaker may end up…
There was no job interview when Gordon Petrie became the caretaker and security guard at Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church in Surrey, B.C. Church leaders didn't even know he was living on the property on…
Theres no quick post-pandemic fix for Canadas long-term…
This is the third in a series looking at lessons learned from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and at how Canada moves forward. Dini Cameron has watched Canada's long-term care catastrophe unfold with a…
Putin allies accuse Canada of interfering with gay…
Prominent Russians with close ties to the Putin government are accusing Canada of interfering in that country's constitutional vote on gay marriage by opposing a ban. Russians have been voting for the past week on…
Companies are boycotting Facebook. But who does it…
Billions of dollars of its market value has disappeared and its chief executive officer has been bumped down a notch in his place among the world's wealthiest. But despite these big losses, Facebook is unlikely to suffer significant…
Federal Court justice says judicial diversity targets need…
Building a judicial system that reflects the racial and cultural makeup of the country it serves takes "patience" — but being patient doesn't mean waiting forever, says Federal Court Justice Paul Favel. Favel, originally from the Poundmaker Cree Nation,…
Boiling ramen noodles a weapon in vicious feud…
In a girl's washroom in a British Columbia high school in December 2018, two students faced off. Both clutched the cell phones which had served to escalate a war between two rival factions of teenage…