Yukon homelessness, poverty action group shares their stories on paper

Voices Influencing Change group pens new booklet for the public A group of people who have experienced poverty and homelessness in the Yukon have put pen...

India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada’s elections: CSIS

Some Canadians are out money after CRA made last-minute change to bare trust rules

Tax agency announced an exemption for ‘bare trust’ reporting just days before the deadline to file Some Canadians are feeling frustrated after having paid hundreds of...

The cost-of-living crisis for social-assistance recipients

Inflation, particularly the increase in food prices, has been making headlines as a result of supply-chain disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion...

The only commercial flight between Sanikiluaq and the rest of Nunavut has been suspended

Nunavut’s most southern community will no longer have access to a flight to Iqaluit —  its only direct route to the rest of the territory.  Arctic...

Niagara pre-emptively declares a state of emergency in anticipation of massive solar eclipse crowds

Officials estimate that the total solar eclipse on April 8 could prompt up to one million people to visit Canada’s Niagara Falls. In preparation, a pre-emptive...

Unprecedented challenges for Canada’s mountains are driven by human activity

Canada is a nation deeply connected to its mountains. Across the country, millions of people live within, or adjacent to, interconnected or geologically related ranges known...

Arena in Whale Cove, Nunavut, reopens after more than 4 years

Broken boilers, sealift delays left community without an indoor space for hockey and skating For a community like Whale Cove, Nunavut, four years is a long...

What needs to happen next for Canada to have a successful school food program

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the next federal budget will include $1 billion over five years for a national school food program, a historic move...

Tackling the causes of crime, not sending more people to jail, is the only way to fight it

Canadians want to fight crime, but Conservative Party proposals to increase incarceration aren’t likely to work. Based on our analysis for the Canadian Centre for Safer...