Operation Fish might be the most important Second World War mission you’ve never heard of — and that was precisely the point.

The Taliban did something last weekend they’ve been unable to do for nearly two decades. They captured a key district on the edge of Kandahar City — a region many Canadian soldiers gave their lives to defend. The event was greeted with a mixture of dismay, sadness and resignation by the ordinary troops who fought there.

Canada’s economy added 231,000 jobs last month, more than offsetting the losses seen in the previous two months as COVID-19 restrictions eased.

Three orders of nuns who once staffed residential schools got millions for real estate as they downsized their operations.

Losing is never easy, especially after making it this far, but Montreal Canadiens fans say they are grateful for a magical playoff run that re-energized the city. 

Independent MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould won’t run again in the next federal election.

Across B.C., municipalities set up cooling stations and volunteer groups handed out water bottles. Still, many people were caught unprepared during the hottest days, checking into hotels as apartments and houses became unbearable. 

Haitian Montrealers were full of questions Wednesday after the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium to announce the approval of Calgary’s massive Green Line LRT project, minutes after the province scooped the presser by saying it had approved the city’s business case for the line and was waiting on Ottawa. 

Toronto-born Hope Muir will step into her role as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada on Jan. 1, 2022. Her predecessor, Karen Kain, stepped down last month after 16 years in the role.