Former finance minister Bill Morneau says he was thinking of leaving federal politics and running for a top diplomatic post well before the WE Charity affair prompted his sudden departure from cabinet. On Thursday, Morneau told CBC’s Rosemary Barton that, for some time, he’s had his eye on the secretary-general position with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation […]
Nature at its most gruesome can rival a horror movie. A perfect example is the disturbing way the parasitoid Emerald jewel wasp turns the American cockroach into a zombie, kidnaps it, and precisely lays its eggs on the roach. The larval wasps then develop on and in this living nursery, slowly […]
As questions mount about how police officers handle mental health calls, a new RCMP report shows the number of interactions between Mounties and people experiencing mental health crises has increased in most provinces and territories. Last year, Mounties reported more than 123,000 “mental health occurrences” — the RCMP’s term for a police interaction with someone […]
The Liberal government will miss a target it set during the 2015 federal election campaign to lift all long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations by March 2021 — in some cases by several years — according to a survey of communities by CBC News. More than a dozen First Nations […]
The Alberta government says it’s prepared to give billions of dollars to lure investors willing to build or expand petrochemical facilities in the province, part of what it says is a push to be a top global player in the field. In a news release introducing the new Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive […]
Halloween won’t be the same this year. Trick or treating will be minimal across much of the country, if it happens at all. The same with Halloween parties for adults. COVID-19 is making this a scary holiday for the wrong reasons. But we could use this time to think about our priorities. For […]
A 76-year-old man from London, Ont., says he was left to sleep in his wheelchair for three consecutive days after his personal support worker (PSW) failed to show up to his home for care, highlighting the dire need for PSWs across the province. George White is living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) […]
The time is now for a provincewide shutdown due to surging COVID-19 numbers straining the health-care system, 12 Manitoba doctors say. In a letter addressed to the premier and health minister published by the Winnipeg Free Press on Friday, the doctors said they feel duty bound to express their concerns about where things […]
If Manitoba is planning to take more drastic measures to control the spread of COVID-19, the window of opportunity is closing faster than a drive-thru window on a blustery night. This is partly because of increasing demands on the health-care system — and partly because the calendar demands action now and not […]
The number of cases of COVID-19 among school-aged children in Alberta has again surged to a new high, while the number of kids and teens being tested continues to decline. Data from Alberta Health shows the number of new daily cases has continued to rise among five- to nine-year-olds and has […]
