A former Crown prosecutor is bringing a Charter challenge against the Nova Scotia government and the Workers’ Compensation Board over the province’s limit on compensation for injured workers after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to his job.

Advocates are working to improve youth voter turnout in this provincial election. The last time Nova Scotians went to the polls in 2021, young people aged 18-34 had the lowest voter turnout.

If the PCs are to hold or even grow their majority this election, Hants West is one of the seats they need to win again. The district is also emblematic of some key markings of the Houston government’s first term.

Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.

Carbon emissions across the territory continue to rise, states the Yukon government's latest progress report on Our Clean Future, its climate change strategy. But per-person emissions have gone down.

The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs says the government of Yukon needs to invest more money in the Yukon Fire Marshal's Office so it can continue to adequately support the territory's fire services.

In submissions on the issue, four Indigenous governments argued in favour of the Sahtu Secretariat’s right to refer Imperial Oil to environmental assessment, while the Town of Norman Wells and Northwest Territories government supported Imperial Oil’s application to stop the assessment.

In an effort to fight climate change, promote biodiversity and reduce heat in summer, the CMM, which groups municipalities in the area, has partnered with a non-profit to find spaces on private and public land for new trees.

Radio-Canada spoke with 15 brush cutters who worked for two Hydro-Québec subcontractors this summer, finding the companies failed to meet basic standards for health, safety, transportation and accommodation.

The new Jacques-Bizard bridge in Montreal's West Island is now open to traffic. Every day, about 30,000 drivers use the bridge.

Elected officials of Nantes, Que., are putting an end to talks with the federal government about the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, citing a lack of communication about the file.

After moving to Canada, Aldona Dziedziejko credited her ESL program for planting a love of English in her and her bright future. As a teacher, she wishes more students had access to the same opportunities as her.

The online survey shows only 16 per cent of respondents are comfortable with further tax increases than what was already approved for the 2023-26 operating and capital budgets. 

The Central Queens Branch of the P.E.I. Wildlife Federation is looking for fish with white patches on them. They could have a disease called Saprolegniosis, caused by water mould spores found in waterways across the province. The branch is studying whether it's more prevalent in the West River — and if so, why.

The City of Charlottetown is getting ready to electrify the transit system in the capital region, but it might be a while before routes are expanded.

A councillor in Three Rivers, P.E.I., says the vitriol in the town has become so bad that she has trouble sleeping at night, worries what her family will hear on the streets, and can't even go to the grocery store without plotting an exit strategy.

It took 25-year-old Kimberly Doyle eight months to find a rental in her budget in Red Deer County, Alta. With two kids and two dogs, finding a place to live on a bus driver’s salary is a challenge.

Chargers that draw less power but use more common household electrical sockets could be enough to charge EVs to meet the needs of most drivers, a new School of Public Policy study suggests.

A 47-year-old man in southern Alberta is facing human trafficking charges among other offences dating back two decades.

A clinical psychologist hired to teach students and care for sick kids is suing the University of Manitoba and Shared Health, alleging she was fired without cause after issuing a complaint. 

Elegant cloaks and capes worn by theatre-goers more than 100 years ago are on display at the Costume Museum of Canada in Winnipeg.

Keri Hudson Reykdal will be closing the doors of her North 55 Veterinary Services on Dec. 31. Once she's gone, it will leave her more than 5,000 patients without a vet in Thompson.

As the need for affordable housing in Winnipeg continues to grow, organizations like Raising the Roof are stepping up to help families in need.

Disability advocates sounded the alarm at Winnipeg city hall over Transit Plus users experiencing long delays for assessments to receive accommodations, leading to a loss of trust between the accessible transit service and the community. 

Councillors narrowly voted to terminate David Boghosian’s employment contract with the city after several around the council table expressed dissatisfaction with his reports and investigations.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two people from the northern Ontario community of King Kirkland in the death of a three-month-old infant in September 2022.

A video posted on social media appears to have been the catalyst for a west-end Toronto shootout between two groups this week, with cops caught in the crossfire, a police source says.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised on Tuesday to fix problems that have led to a shortage of home care medical supplies across the province.

The city estimates that it will cost $48 million to remove bike lanes in Toronto, a city staff report says.

Toronto city council approved on Wednesday a plan to support the building of 20,000 new rental homes in the city.

Administration initially said that negotiations had failed and the land would be expropriated within four to eight months.

Written eviction notices handed out to residents of the encampment in Guelph's St. George Square in late October took effect on Wednesday. Unoccupied tents were removed and bylaw officers were waiting for the remaining few residents to leave voluntarily. Doug Godfrey, the general manager of Guelph's operations department, said in an emailed statement that bylaw officers may issue trespass notices to those who choose not to comply with the eviction order. Reporting by Cameron Mahler/CBC.

Businesses in Ottawa are bracing for the prospect of a postal strike or lockout on the eve of the holiday shopping season.

The watchdog alleges Billets.ca illegally resold tickets at higher prices and for sold tickets that it didn’t have in its possession. 

Ottawa city staff have drawn up a budget that would hike taxes and transit fares to patch over a gaping transit deficit.

Howard Leeson — a Regina resident instrumental to helping write Canada's constitution — died at the age of 82 on Sunday. 

The United States is expanding the number of lanes at the Pacific Highway border crossing from Surrey, B.C., to Blaine, Wash. The $33 million US ($46 million) contract will increase the number of entry lanes from six to 10.

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low, people should avoid contact with sick or dead birds.

The decision against Narinder Dosanjh, obtained by The Canadian Press, includes the running commentary on the woman's testimony — apparently written by someone inside the courtroom — that calls her a "bad drunk" and says there was "no way" her case would be proved.

Teachers and staff at an elementary school in Vanderhoof, B.C., have received what RCMP are calling 'disturbing' letters. They arrived just weeks after a rainbow crosswalk in the same community was targeted for vandalism.

Former British Columbia premier John Horgan loomed large over the swearing-in ceremony Wednesday for 47 New Democrat members of the legislature, a day after his death. 

A B.C. man who told police and hospital staff he had killed two people and wanted to harm others wasn't arrested until a month after he first confessed, according to court documents.

A new report claims that despite overall sales declining, Apple's iPad continues to sell steadily, and is second only to the iPhone.

While the iPad dominates the US market, overall it's sales have been declining, and the latest models reportedly failed to reverse that trend. Nonetheness, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) says in a new report, that iPad sales are chiefly stable.

Apple does not release detailed sales data, so information such as CIRP's has to come from surveys. CIRP also does not give actual sales figures though, so its use solely of percentages is only illustrative of the differences between the iPad models.


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Apple's long-overdue overhaul of the Mac mini shrinks an already great package even more, yet it still punches far above its weight class.

I've owned a Mac mini since the very first G4 model. In an era of bulky towers and a G4 Cube just years before that impressed but didn't deliver, the little box brought Apple power to a small desktop package, and I was enthused.

And since then, I've had one in service 24/7 constantly. Even now with a Mac Studio on my desk, there's one upstairs in use with a family member, one in the other room silently humming away acting as my network attached storage and test platform, and a few more on my shelf that I've hoarded over the years, just waiting for an application.


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Apple's professional apps, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro, have all received major updates. Here's what you need to know.

There is a suite of Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps offered by Apple for everyone from the novice to Hollywood professional for audio and film development. Several have been updated with new features that address new formats offered by iPhone 16 like Spatial Video and 120 fps 4K video.

Apple provided updates to Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Final Cut Camera. More minor updates were provided to the Compressor app and iMovie.


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The release of iOS 18 brought a number of new features to Apple's Journal app, including the new ability to search and sort entries.

Apple's Journal app was originally introduced in December 2023 alongside iOS 17. In October 2024, it received its first major update, as part of the iOS 18 upgrade.

There's new support for noting one's state of mind, if desired, along with the ability to print individual entries, and more. The biggest new addition to Journal in iOS 18, though, is the arrival of search and sort functionality.


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Discover the Straight Through Processing (STP) solution that streamlines the end-to-end trading lifecycle and provides real-time trade flow between the front and middle office.