Offshore 'mastermind' ran $300M 'shadow bank' for clients' tax-haven money, draft CRA report says

Scores of wealthy Canadians had access to a Vancouver-based "shadow bank" that they used to buy homes, vacation properties, cars and airplane tickets with funds stashed in tax havens, according to a confidential draft report by the Canada Revenue Agency.


Government, military set to formally apologize to sexual misconduct victims

The country's acting top military commander and the deputy minister of National Defence are expected to deliver a formal apology to survivors of sexual misconduct in the armed forces as early as this week, CBC News has learned.


How I got sober playing beer league hockey

You’d think that beer league hockey would be the worst pastime after quitting alcohol, but the game and my teammates have become a great support for sobriety, writes Lyle Mustard.


Program giving out free cannabis to help opioid users in London, Ont., met with skepticism

The Cannabis Substitution Program, a volunteer-run organization that donates free cannabis and cannabis edibles with the aim of helping get drug users off opioids, is now in London, Ont., with similar initiatives in other Canadian cities. But a researcher says evidence supporting the program's claims is scarce.


Age of electric: Why Ontario rinks are slowly ditching their old ice resurfacers

More and more communities in Ontario are switching from propane and natural-gas-powered ice resurfacers to ones that run on electricity, even though they're more expensive up front and could pose risks if they catch fire.


Parents losing trust in Ontario government as autism program wait list grows

Three years after a revamp to the Ontario Autism Program was promised to improve access, families say they're losing faith in the province, and share stories of how long wait lists and limited funding for a needs-based program are affecting them.


Jarome Iginla, Kim St-Pierre among 2020 class enshrined in Hockey Hall of Fame

Calgary Flames icon and former captain Jarome Iginla was joined by Marian Hossa, Kevin Lowe, Doug Wilson and Canadian women's national team goalie Kim St-Pierre, while Ken Holland went in as a builder to round out the group voted in by the hall's 18-member selection committee nearly 17 months ago.


Why Canada's World Cup qualifier against Mexico is a really big deal

The Canadian men's national team hopes to take another big step toward qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on when they face higher-ranked Mexico on home turf for the second time tomorrow night.


Privacy commissioner orders probe into government data leak that may have put Afghans in danger

Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has ordered a formal investigation into a data breach last month at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that may have exposed hundreds of vulnerable Afghans to danger, CBC News has learned.


Joe Biden signs $1 trillion US infrastructure bill

U.S. President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion US "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.