Canada & World

Climate change pounding municipal finances across Canada

Improving and repairing infrastructure to deal with Mother Nature hitting community coffers hard

Dec 11, 2023 7:45 AM Read more >

Hope remains for a pharmacare bill this session but just 5 days left

Liberals and NDP still attempting to hammer out a deal that will lead to tabling of legislation

Dec 11, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Canadians to access new dental plan in bite-size chunks

Feds expected to unveil rollout today of plan that would see coverage for about 9 million people

Dec 11, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

Wireless companies’ spectrum gains could have lasting effect on 5G quality, pricing

Canada’s recent spectrum auction awarded telecom companies 4,099 spectrum licences

Dec 10, 2023 11:30 AM Read more >

Indigenous services minister to table First Nations water bill

Bill to attempt to tackle clean drinking water problem, after numerous government failings

Dec 10, 2023 9:07 AM Read more >

Canada has a secretive history of adoption. Some want it brought to light

Unwed mothers from the 1940s to ’70s were often shamed into giving their babies up, says non-profit

Dec 10, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Advocates look to stem radicalization as anger mounts over Israel-Hamas war

Alberta woman fears war could push young people on both sides to join radicalized groups

Dec 10, 2023 8:56 AM Read more >

Every phone call is a goodbye, says Vancouver resident with family in Gaza

5 of Omar Mansour’s cousins were killed by Israeli snipers over the past week

Dec 9, 2023 5:10 PM Read more >

Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

The Communist government of China regards Taiwan as a renegade province

Dec 9, 2023 5:07 PM Read more >

Parks Canada accepts recommendations from out-of-control Banff fire review

The fire didn’t pose an immediate threat to the town, but it required several areas to be evacuated

Dec 9, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >