Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 caseloads climb in jails and prisons

Experts and advocates are calling on governments to release some inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as…

More provinces push back return to in-class learning

The latest:Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island joined the list of provinces pushing back the return to…

The pandemic is changing how restaurants do business, and it might be for good

Beckta, a storied upscale restaurant in downtown Ottawa, was buzzing one recent day, but it wasn't because of…

New show Run the Burbs crafts a modern family in a modern way

Fresh off a longtime run on one of Canada's most successful television comedies, Andrew Phung wanted to do…

Ontario lockdown means these workers are out of a job — again

This is the fourth time Amanda Battaglia is out of work since the pandemic began. Ontario has banned indoor dining as…

Restaurants are changing. Takeout isn't just for fast food anymore

Beckta, a storied upscale restaurant in downtown Ottawa, was buzzing one recent day — but it wasn't because of diners.…

I worked as a translator for migrants in detention centres. Here's what I learned

This First Person column is written by Rachel Mevs, a clothing designer and Haitian Creole interpreter who lives…

Extreme cold, high winds and snow leave much of Canada under weather warnings

Much of Western Canada, the North and parts of Ontario and Quebec were under extreme cold alerts, winter…

Alcohol can cause cancer, so why don't most Canadians know that?

Federal transport minister asks for investigation into Sunwing party flight to Mexico

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of "unacceptable'' behaviour on…

Parents, opposition call on Ontario to allow COVID-19 tests for daycare kids

Calls are growing for the Ontario government to make COVID-19 tests available to children attending the province's daycares,…

Volunteers brave freezing weather, long travel to get supplies to First Nation in Ontario besieged by COVID-19

In the week since the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Bearskin Lake First Nation, the community…

Kevin J. Johnston arrested after failing to show up to serve jail sentences in Ontario and Alberta

Racist former Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston has been arrested after failing to show up to a Toronto courthouse…

Getting compensation for Flight PS752 victims will be difficult, lawyer says

While an Ontario court recently awarded $107 million to the families of the victims of Flight PS752 — shot…

U.S. defeats Canada in first dispute under new North American trade pact

This item is part of Watching Washington, a regular dispatch from CBC News correspondents reporting on U.S. politics…