Former federal health minister Jane Philpott is urging the federal government to “be bold” and approve Vancouver’s pitch to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs to help stem a growing tide of overdose deaths.
Day: November 20, 2020
Remember all that tough talk from premiers about cracking down on price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic? CBC’s Marketplace has learned there has been little legal action despite thousands of complaints across Canada.
York Region Catholic students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools.
Even while the federal government’s new climate plan gets flak in some quarters for not moving fast enough, businesses in the heart of oil country see which way the wind is blowing.
An investigation by CBC Sports reveals that in the past decade, nearly $8 million has been stolen from dozens of sports leagues and associations across Canada, almost all of it by someone on the inside, leaving the organizations and their members devastated. Rebuilding trust with their communities could take years.