Relief organizations in Toronto are working to provide aid to Pakistan where unprecedented flooding has displaced tens of millions of people. International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), a registered charity dedicated to empowering the world’s disadvantaged people, is aiming to raise $3 million in donations for Pakistan and has delivered food …

Alberta defence lawyers will stage a 90-minute courthouse walkout in Edmonton and Calgary on Friday morning,  to protest the lack of progress in their fight with the provincial government for increased legal aid funding. The planned walkout will take place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. The demonstration is the latest salvo in …

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. Gary Shuster’s belief in public health care is so strong that in 2008 he worked on Barack Obama’s election campaign, attracted by …

Mining the moon might sound like a concept that belongs in a science fiction novel, but it’s likely to be a part of reality in the not-so-distant future. That’s made it a hot topic of discussion among space lawyers — yes, there are space lawyers — on Earth. When Michelle …

Deborah Cox, Kardinal Offishall and Jully Black are among the group of musicians set to appear at the inaugural Legacy Awards. Founders of The Black Academy — the Canadian initiative to celebrate Black talent behind the awards, launched in 2020 by brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James — announced the …

Millions of dollars worth of road resurfacing projects set to begin across Toronto this month have been delayed and experts warn putting off the work will cost the city more in the long run. Staff issued three tenders for local resurfacing work this spring, received bids from six companies, and then …

Members of the Stoney Nakoda Nation walked alongside each other Wednesday to raise awareness and remember those they’ve lost to drugs. August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, and the community marked it with a walk. “I know they’re a little young to understand what it is,” said Amelia Rollingmud. She walked with …

Kyle Jacques has one wish before his 29th birthday this month — to find an accessible home.  Jacques uses a wheelchair and has spent the past nine months looking for an affordable, accessible home in Vancouver. At his current rental, he grapples with everyday tasks such as getting his wheelchair inside …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood behind the country’s top civilian intelligence agency on Wednesday in response to an allegation that one of its contractors helped traffic three British teenage girls to Islamic State extremists seven years ago. A new book by U.K.-based writer Richard Kerbaj — The Secret History of the Five Eyes — …

A terminal illness isn’t a diagnosis anyone wants to hear, but a Nova Scotia couple are speaking out about how that news was delivered. After 11 years of waiting to confirm what he already feared, Don Hutton was diagnosed with ALS at 57 a year ago. “I just thought, ‘My life’s over,'” said …