New group of African Canadian senators created to amplify Black voices

Most popular EV in Canada, Tesla Model 3, no longer eligible for federal rebate

OTTAWA — The Tesla Model 3 will no longer top the list of Canada’s most rebated electric car. In a notice posted on its website, Transport...

Confusion at Canadian airports: Few details on COVID-19 testing rules for travellers

EDMONTON — Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules...

Farm animals suffered in B.C. floods despite existing disaster management guidelines

When an atmospheric river hit British Columbia in mid-November, it unleashed record-breaking rainfall triggering devastating floods and mudslides. The provincial government declared a state of emergency...

Government of Canada introduces additional measures to address COVID-19 Omicron variant of concern

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization classified B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern called Omicron. Since then it has been found in a number...

Government of Canada backs emerging leader in silicon chip photonics that produces navigation sensors for self-driving vehicles

Investment supports OSCP, a growing Canadian cleantech company, and will help advance the safety and accuracy of autonomous vehicles and drones Canada’s cleantech entrepreneurs are proving...

Government of Canada Announces $1-Million Grand Prize Winner of the Women in Cleantech Challenge

Women are a powerful force in Canada’s innovation economy but are significantly underrepresented. Empowering women to succeed in Canada’s cleantech sector will help bring the needed...

Why are homes still being built along rivers? Flooded residents disagree on the solution

Like many residents living near Calgary’s rivers, Irene’s house flooded in June 2013 when heavy rainfall melted the snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, inundating much of...

Drug companies protest when Health Canada withdraws their products for safety reasons

For decades oil companies denied that their products were harmful to human health. Pesticide companies did the same with their products. We all know how executives...

Schools need to step up to address Islamophobia

The inspiration for this article was born of frustration and heartache. It follows the murders of four intergenerational members of the Afzaal/Salman family that left a...