Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a fiscal snapshot today that shows the federal government's deficit is expected to hit $343 billion this year — an eye-popping figure largely attributed to pandemic-related support programs that have…
Canadas public health agency warns threat of COVID-19…
While the COVID-19 epidemic in Canada remains "largely under control," one of Canada's top public health officials is warning that the potential for a significant spike in new cases "is not just hypothetical, as this is exactly what…
Singh says Rideau Hall incident would have ended…
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he believes last week's incident at Rideau Hall — in which a Canadian Armed Forces member allegedly breached the grounds while carrying several firearms — would have ended differently if the suspect had been a…
Coverage of the energy sector falls short if…
An otherwise excellent Canadian energy story published earlier this week contained a glaring omission. And so did a second one, also a perfectly good report, with the same conspicuous gap. And then there was a third.…
Why more great white sharks are showing up…
Climate change, a supply of seals to eat and effective conservation in the United States are all possible explanations for the apparent increase in great white sharks in Atlantic Canada, according to a newly published paper in…
Rare gorillas in Nigeria captured on camera with…
Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria's Mbe Mountains, proof that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing amid protection efforts. Only…
Why the WHO wont say the coronavirus is…
The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the threat of the spread of the coronavirus through the air, citing a…
Canadians COVID-19 fears are rising again — and…
As the number of new cases of COVID-19 being reported daily in Canada has declined over time, Canadians' concerns about the spread of the disease have spiked. The uncontrolled outbreak south of the border might be…
Does the Trudeau government have a plan to…
In a normal year, the federal government tables a budget in the spring and then an economic statement or fiscal update in the fall. But this is not a normal year. The budget that was supposed to…