When July 1 comes around, Patsy Corbiere will not be doing anything to celebrate. And she hopes her neighbours on Manitoulin Island and Canadians at large will follow suit.
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CP threatened lawsuit against safety watchdog after investigator spoke out about deadly crash
The lead safety investigator for a deadly derailment in the mountains of B.C. was pulled off the case after Canadian Pacific Railway threatened to sue him and his bosses for suggesting the RCMP should look into potential criminal negligence by the railway, CBC News has learned.
Canada’s final census push takes place on foot, as enumerators hit the road to find stragglers
Although Statistics Canada made every effort to conduct a contact-free, paperless census in 2021, it’s now relying on thousands of enumerators, such as Nargis Kheraj, to knock on doors.
B.C. woman says Mounties need sexual assault training on condom-free ‘stealthing’
A B.C. woman alleging sexual assault says the RCMP needs better training on “stealthing” — the act of removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the partner’s consent.
Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
A bush plane landmark in Thompson Man., serves as a painful reminder to residential school survivors, and some families say it should stay up to remind people of the legacy the schools had.
A peek inside the cartoon debauchery of Regina’s Daarian Woroniak
A love for creation fueled at a young age, an obsession with MAD Magazine and a desire to make weird characters even weirder are combined in Daarian Woroniak’s grimy art style.
‘It’s just insane’: Killarney, Ont., lodge owner still out $48K in credit union-CRA nightmare
The owner of Widgawa Lodge and Outfitters in Killarney, Ont., thought moving his bank accounts online would reduce paperwork and give him more time to concentrate on running his outfitting business. But now there’s confusion over the whereabouts of the $48,000 in Joshua Willoughby’s HST payments that was to go to CRA.
Indian consulate says teachers’ lessons on farmer protests could ‘poison’ relations with Canada
The Indian consulate in Toronto is attempting to silence teachers giving lessons about the ongoing protests by predominantly Sikh farmers in India, claiming they are a security threat and part of a “conspiracy to sabotage the goodwill” between India and Canada.
Canadian government approves modified quarantine for Olympic athletes
The federal government has approved a travel exemption for Canada’s Olympic hopefuls that will allow them to train on home soil without undergoing a 14-day quarantine after returning to the country.
Canada to admit 45,000 refugees this year, speed up permanent residency applications
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees coming to Canada at a news conference today.