Canada's ambassador to China stepping down at the end of the month

Just months after helping secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, Dominic Barton is stepping down as Canada's ambassador to China.
New York City to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private-sector employers

All private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, imposing one of the most aggressive vaccine rules in the U.S.
Locked out of Facebook, musician struggles to get account restored

A Montreal musician says he couldn't find work after his Facebook account was hacked, leaving him locked out and cut off from his contacts. Like many small businesses, he depends on Facebook to make a living, but couldn't can't get in touch with anyone at the company to have his access restored.
Two students at Polytechnique Montréal reflect on how the tragedy shaped their paths

Two engineering students reflect on how the 32nd anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre fuels their desire to inspire a new generation of women engineers and continue taking up space in the male-dominated industry.
Toronto councillor pushes for speculation tax to cool 'insanity' of escalating real estate prices

As real estate prices soar across Ontario, a Toronto city councillor is poised to introduce a motion asking the province to bring in a speculation tax that will chill the red-hot housing market.
Ottawa needs a whole new approach to national security threats, experts say
More than 250 national security experts, including former high-ranking government officials, are calling on Ottawa to re-imagine its approach to security threats to confront new sources of peril — from fast-spreading disease outbreaks to natural disasters driven by climate change.
Banned for decades, releasing oilsands tailings water is now on the horizon

The federal government has begun developing regulations to allow oilsands operators in northern Alberta to begin releasing treated tailings water back into the environment.


