Is it time Quebec's police watchdog make its reports public — like the rest of Canada?

Quebec’s police watchdog is the only police oversight body in Canada whose final reports are not made public. Some advocates and families who have lost loved ones following police interventions say that needs to change.


'Major shock': Canadians grapple with loss of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada tradition

Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end.


Students from 2 Canadian schools published Holocaust denial quotes in their yearbooks. Why it went unnoticed

Graduating students at two Canadian high schools submitted Holocaust denial quotes in their yearbooks this spring — and the quotes were even published before the schools took action.


Companies question cost of AI as tokenmaxxing spending adds up

Prominent tech businesses pushing to use AI intensively have been stung by sky high AI costs, especially for agentic chain-of-thought purposes. Now, they're looking at getting beyond experimentation to tokenomics: really breaking down the return on investment for big AI spending.


Matchmaking and cash: South Korea's plan to avoid population decline

Canada also faces a record-low fertility rate, and experts are looking to South Korea to see what they're doing right after years of plummeting birthrates.


No place for 'hate' or 'divisiveness': Politicians condemn white nationalist group's visit to northern Ontario

Politicians are condemning a white nationalist group’s visits to northern Ontario, saying their presence is not welcome — a sentiment echoed in some other communities where Second Sons Canada members have been seen in recent months.


As wildfires grow, tiny fire-loving fungi could hold the key to a landscape’s recovery

Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that still seems to be smoking. But instead of continued destruction, it’s a signal of rebirth: tiny fungi are colonizing the wreckage.


CBC's Sarah Leavitt chases a kangaroo | The Moment

CBC News reporter Sarah Leavitt tells The National about the moment she was assigned to chase a kangaroo in Boucherville, Que.


New Royal Canadian Navy boss says service must grow by up to 40%

The Royal Canadian Navy's sweeping modernization plans hinge on a challenge that can't be solved in a shipyard. Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois says the service must grow by as much as 40 per cent to crew a new fleet of destroyers, submarines and support vessels now taking shape.


Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel voted PWHL MVP

Frankel also won the league's goaltender of the year award after backstopping the Fleet to a big year-over-year turnaround.