Depending where you're living in Canada, a shortage of teachers has been a perennial issue for schools. However, COVID-19 has made it worse, spreading the problem out to more classrooms and requiring both short-term solutions as well as longer-lasting efforts to fill the gap.

Northern B.C. pipeline protesters have been arrested under an injunction favouring construction access over the objections of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. Legal experts say the focus on a temporary injunction takes away from the deeper question at stake: a clash of Indigenous and Canadian law.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the formation of a new federal committee to manage British Columbia's recovery from the recent flooding and deadly mudslides.

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped American musical theatre in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.

The Brit Awards recently announced it will be nixxing gender-specific categories for their 2022 ceremony. How do these changes benefit trans and non-binary artists? And will more industry organizations follow suit?

There is a lot of soul-searching and serious study going on among allied nations about what went wrong in Afghanistan. The crisis over last summer's disastrous evacuation has claimed two cabinet ministers in the Netherlands and prompted three investigations. In Canada, there is largely silence.

The Liberal government has introduced legislation to provide workers in federally regulated sectors with 10 days of sick pay — while also making it an offence to intimidate or prevent patients from seeking care, or to interfere with health professionals trying to deliver it.

Thousands of farmers forced India's prime minister into a rare reversal on Nov. 19, when Narendra Modi announced his government would repeal three agricultural reform laws that the farmers feared would shatter livelihoods and allow big corporations to seize control of the sector.

Avril Lavigne has announced her first cross-Canada tour in more than a decade. The Bite Me Canada 2022 tour is set to hit 14 cities between May 3 and 25, with special guests GrandsonandMod Sun.

As scientists race to find out more about the recently discovered coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 that the World Health Organization labelled a variant of concern and named omicron Friday, here's what we know about where and when it was identified, why it is causing concern and what countries have done in response.