Standing atop an old landfill, Francis Allard is in his element. Mr. Allard is co-founder of Ramo, whose business is planting willows and poplars to help remediate landfills, mines and marginal land. At the Ste-Sophie... read more
The Canadian government says it’s sending as many as 225 soldiers to help train Ukrainian army recruits for war with Russia, an escalation of Ottawa’s commitment even as a dispute with Kyiv over repairing Russian... read more
On its quest to dominate the global cannabis market, Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp. deployed a very deliberate strategy: Entice investors with a grand vision – something co-founder Bruce Linton had in spades – then endure any... read more
Canadian companies aiming to improve work force diversity are increasingly using their student hiring programs as a key pipeline to bring in new Black talent and ensure those workers stick around. A Globe and Mail... read more
For more than a year, Canada’s record labour shortage has held the promise of generous pay bumps for those willing to switch jobs. But with economists increasingly worried about a recession and some tech companies... read more
The mortgage stress test faces its first big challenge in this year of soaring interest rates. The regulators behind the stress test generated massive pushback from the housing-industrial complex, but they were dead right to worry about... read more
Made of mostly eagle feathers, the type of headdress commonly known as a war bonnet is a sacred, traditional item that has been worn by Prairie First Nations leaders for hundreds of years. The bestowing... read more
It was a scene that, until it happened, was almost impossible to imagine. The Holy Father delivering an apology in a First Nation community, surrounded by the same Indigenous language, regalia, culture and ceremony the Catholic Church... read more
An abridged trip through 500 years of papal and legal history to understand why Pope Francis faces calls to renounce the Doctrine of Discovery, which underpins Europe’s heist of the Americas and a mass dispossession... read more
For more than three hours on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump dismissed pleas from his top aides, lawyers and family members to halt a riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, instead calling up... read more
The monthly mortgage cost on an average home has fallen $28 a month since February. This small savings is a symbolic win for all the young adults priced out of a housing market where average... read more
The Bank of Canada made a supersized rate increase on July 13 – increasing its benchmark rate by a full percentage point in an effort to get consumer prices back under control. On the same day, The... read more
Friday’s Rogers Communications outage was just so 2022. In health care, emergency rooms are overloaded and too many people can’t find a family doctor. Airports and passport offices are swamped. Food is becoming unaffordable. In parts of... read more
Donald Trump hosted a chaotic six-hour White House meeting at which he discussed ordering the military to seize voting machines in a bid to overturn his re-election loss, before issuing his infamous tweet summoning supporters... read more
For Canadians who want to switch to electric, a lack of infrastructure and real concerns about range are holding them back. When the four Parkland executives set out in late May to do some market... read more
