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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. The second-floor…

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 on the…

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 storm watches…

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 a recent…

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, with parents…

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 in Ontario…

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 to begin…