Hockey Canada has paid $7.6M in nine sex abuse settlements since 1989

OTTAWA — Hockey Canada says it has paid out $7.6 million in nine settlements concerning sexual assault and sexual abuse claims since 1989, with $6.8 million...

Early details of N.S. mass shooting not ‘consistent’ with reality: senior Mountie

HALIFAX — The Mountie who was among the first to inform the public about the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia testified Wednesday that some of...

Canada’s top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox

OTTAWA — Men who have sex with men should practise safe sex and reduce their number of partners to limit the spread of monkeypox in Canada,...

Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight

MONTREAL — Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but...

We must rethink the way we build along the St. Lawrence River

The St. Lawrence River is immeasurably rich. Draining a quarter of the planet’s freshwater reserves, it forms one of the largest ecosystems in the world. Since...

CRTC needs to do a better job regulating telecoms, experts say

OTTAWA — The recent Rogers outage has spurred a flurry of policy recommendations from experts and elected officials, including legislation that would recognize telecommunication services as...

In U.S., Indigenous groups echo Canadian complaints that Pope’s apology falls short

WASHINGTON — The “penitential pilgrimage” by Pope Francis to heal the relationship between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the Catholic Church has been resonating in the...

Preventing obesity starts in the grocery aisle with food packaging

In 2018, Statistics Canada reported that nearly one in three Canadians were obese. Similar figures have been reported in Australia, but more concerning is the United...

Pope leads traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta stops

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. — Pope Francis spoke in three First Nations languages at a sacred pilgrimage site hours after his public mass in Edmonton was...

Liberals to launch consultations on criminal justice response to HIV non-disclosure