Arsenault, Barton, Chang and Hanomansing new hosts of 'The National'
The public broadcaster unveiled the new team Tuesday, signalling the first step towards reshaping the flagship news program.
Culture
Calgary Pride: Police can participate in parade, but not in uniform
Uniformed police officers will not be marching in Calgary's annual Pride parade in September.
Music festivals react to push for improved safety measures for women
It’s not unusual for female crowd surfers to encounter random hands emerging from the audience to tear at their clothes, according to a study by the Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program.
Liberals can afford to spend $8 billion a year on daycare program, IMF says
The IMF's proposal is more than 10 times what the federal Liberals have promised to spend annually over the next decade on child care.
Cannabis executive says producers unlikely to meet demands of consumer market
An official with a large Canadian producer of medical cannabis is confident consumers will be adequately supplied come next July, but says production will need to be increased.
Toronto-area man charged with hate crime over alleged online comments
A Toronto-area man has been charged with a hate crime after police allege he made a number of statements against the Muslim community online.
Indigenous Games 'empower' athletes from Pikangikum First Nation
Preparation for the Indigenous Games has been a bright spot for four young athletes living in an isolated, fly-in only reserve on the border between Ontario and Manitoba.
Trudeau serves up pancakes, takes in rodeo on whirlwind Calgary Stampede visit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some of the people he met during his Calgary Stampede visit on Saturday, July 15, 2017, lightheartedly mentioned a gaffe he made during a Canada Day speech.
This little piggy won't be tackled: activists rejoice in event cancellation
The Lombardy Agricultural Society has cancelled the pig scramble event at the annual Lombardy Fair following demands from animal activists.
49 people to decide whether Quebec City's Muslims get their own cemetery
Last January, a gunman shot dead six men in the main prayer hall of a Quebec City mosque and injured 19 others. The bodies were sent overseas and to Montreal for burial.
Want to live in a zero-carbon home? Maybe try Texas
Canadian cities hoping to lead the charge on climate change action should be taking notes from the Texan capital of Austin, writes columnist Hamish Stewart.
National justice centre to fight Star Trek fan's ASIMIL8 licence plate
The plate had been held within a licence frame that also bore the quotes: "We are the Borg,’’ and "Resistance is Futile.’’
Fierce, fiery and incomplete: Rebecca Solnit’s ‘Mother of All Questions’
Solnit’s series of essays examines rape culture, the role of men in feminism and female silence with a fierceness that made me wish I’d read her work much sooner.
Calgary mayor speaks of economic optimism as Stampede parade kicks off
As the Calgary Stampede kicked off with a parade under a bright blue sky Friday, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the mood is brightening in a city beleaguered by a prolonged downturn in oil prices.
They refused to run an ad about animal cruelty at the rodeo
Why would a British Columbia newspaper, committed to the highest standard of ethics, refuse to publish an animal cruelty ad about a rodeo event?
