As interest rates rise, qualifying for a mortgage is getting harder for buyers, but that isn’t stopping some real estate agents from making a sale. An undercover investigation by CBC Marketplace has exposed some networks of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee. …

There’s been much said, and justifiably so, about new Premier Danielle Smith’s remarks that the unvaccinated have been more discriminated against than any other group in the last half-century — a 50-year spell that’s been marked by systemic racism against various groups, the rise of Islamophobia and transphobia, ongoing homophobia …

There is no doubt where Robert Dziekanski’s mother would be today, if she were alive.  Zofia Cisowski would have made the four-hour drive from her home in Kamloops to arrive at Vancouver’s International airport. She would have stood on the very spot in the arrivals lounge where her son drew his last …

Measures to block members of the Iranian regime from entering Canada that the federal government says it intends to pursue could include their family members, the immigration minister says. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that his government is taking steps to use provisions under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) …

The New Brunswick government refuses to release its latest COVID-19 projections. But one immunologist predicts “a bigger surge than we’ve ever seen.” And a behavioural scientist warns the lack of public data is creating “a false sense of security.” Department of Health officials have repeatedly said in recent months they anticipate …

Normand Hector poses for photos with Saint John Sea Dogs players Nico Laforge, left, and Vincent Despont at the Memorial Cup event in June. (Submitted by Normand Hector) When Hockey New Brunswick started tracking all complaints of discrimination last year, organizers expected to get just a few.  Instead, 29 allegations …

People who live in Durham Region can now check an online dashboard that will tell them how long they will have to wait to see a doctor when they go to an emergency room in their communities. Lakeridge Health, an integrated regional health system that serves Durham Region, has launched what …

We are officially halfway through fall … no, really.  In Alberta, it may feel more like the early days of September. But here we are, halfway through October, and the forecast is calling for daytime highs in the 20s across much of the province next week. Seeing the odd day …

When Surrey announced it would be the first municipality in B.C. to have an ethics commissioner, it was hoped it would usher in a new era of transparency at city hall. But little more than two years later, the future of the office is in limbo, with city council — …

The public inquiry examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act will hear later this morning how the protesters who took over Ottawa streets last winter affected those who live and work in the capital. Ottawa-based lawyer Victoria De La Ronde and Zexi Li — an Ottawa resident who helped secure …