The federal government is set to proceed with awarding a major defence contract despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single American company is eligible.
When Melissa Plett got a fraud alert call from a number at the Royal Bank of Canada last month, she didn't suspect she'd lose $14,510 as part of a scam where fraudsters pose as bank investigators. Though victims can seek reimbursement, banks often reject the request, or provide only a partial refund. Some consumer advocates argue banks need to pay up in full.
Last Friday’s major flooding event in Texas that killed 89 people, including numerous children, has left local communities shattered. Now, some may be turning an eye closer to home, asking if Canada is prepared for such an extreme weather event.
A medical program for victims of gender-based violence in Nunavut has ended, leaving those who attended it with few places to turn. The program was a pilot project and the Winnipeg Health Authority that ran the program says that because of space and resource limitations it can't continue.
Parents of students with particular needs are concerned about the impacts of budget compressions announced by Quebec's Education Ministry in mid-June. School boards, school service centres and unions say all parents should be worried.
Two charities that help organ transplant patients say it's time that provincial governments rethink the way they offer housing support for patients who must temporarily move to access treatment.
Coldplay fans are gearing up to watch the British rock band perform this week in Toronto, but some say they are concerned after mixed reviews about Rogers Stadium, the concert's venue.
On the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic Que., one advocate says not enough has been done to ensure the town's some 6,000 residents are safe from future disasters.
The Correctional Service of Canada said the convicted killer was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count on Saturday, in the minimum-security unit at Archambault Institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The union for Ontario's wildland firefighters is calling for a funding increase as they struggle with a lack of resources during a particularly trying season. «As summers go on and fires get more intense with the heat, so too does our fatigue,» says a wildfire crew leader who's VP of the local OPSEU union.
Many homeowners across the country are falling behind on mortgage payments.
It's been a tough rodeo for Canada's economy so far this year, ever since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a tumultuous trade war with wide-ranging impacts on consumer spending, jobs and travel plans. But those economic worries seem largely in the rearview mirror, at least in Alberta, as the 10-day long Calgary Stampede begins.
Vien Huynh-Lee’s family came to Canada as refugees from Vietnam and moved to Manitoba. Despite the challenges of living in a place so different from Vietnam, they found a home in this rural community.
Researchers working on treatments and cures for long COVID are closely watching newly signed Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews's healing journey. Toews is returning to the NHL this coming season after a two-year absence, as he worked to manage debilitating long COVID symptoms.
David Hickey jumped into the Ottawa River on Wednesday to rescue a 27-year-old man and an eight-year-old boy from drowning. He couldn't save the boy's father.
An unhealthy water service in the Town of Wabana is slowly being cleaned up, with 150 households being removed this week from a quarter-century-old boil order.
