In June 1969, police raided New York City’s Stonewall Inn, roughing up and arresting its 2SLGBT patrons. More than 50 years later, the Pride celebrations held across North America, often on or close to the anniversary of the event, bear little resemblance to that uprising against police repression that served as a catalyst for …

Simu Liu has been a very busy guy. Since his breakout role starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings last fall, the actor has presented at the Academy Awards, walked the carpet at the Met Gala, and hosted the Junos.  Amid the accolades, Liu acknowledges that a …

With gas prices continuing to hover around $2 a litre, the pain is being felt acutely by those who drive for a living. They say the price at the pumps is now cutting into their bottom line. Taxi drivers and drivers who work for ride-hailing or food delivery apps are responsible for …

The agency in charge of Canada’s nuclear waste says an alleged cyber criminal posing as an Indigenous chief managed to cheat the organization into paying the person almost $300,000, money meant for community development at a First Nation in Ontario.  The funds were the second of two payments totalling $600,000 from the Nuclear Waste …

It took Olha Kinash about a month to get used to planes flying overhead again. Kinash was in Kyiv when Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began bombarding the nation’s capital. She and her family fled as fast as they could, settling in Ottawa in late April. She’s now one of several people voicing concerns about …

The decision to split P.E.I. into two EI zones was made for “crass political reasons,” and workers and employers continue to pay the price, says a former Island MP. Wayne Easter was testifying at Senate hearing Thursday, part of the discussions on former P.E.I. Senator Diane Griffin’s bill to reverse the …

The Canada Border Services Agency is backtracking on its commitment to keep track of all children who are separated from at least one parent who is being detained for immigration purposes. The initial promise was made after Radio-Canada/CBC reported on a story of a father who was separated from his …

The British government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday, her department said. It follows a British court ruling in April that Assange could be …

Dylan Harris of St. John’s is crediting a virtual emergency room with saving his life after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Martin Jones/CBC) After waiting hours in an emergency room without finding an explanation for his condition, a St. John’s man is thanking a virtual clinic for saving his …

The European Union’s executive arm on Friday recommended making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, a first step on what was expected to be a long road for the war-torn country to join the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission delivered its proposal to award Ukraine candidate status after a fast-tracked …