Why I resigned from my tenured position teaching climate science in college

Our students deserve a livable future, and they deserve our apology, immediate action and emotional support to navigate a very uncertain future, writes Heather Short.


Flag to honour residential school survivors unveiled by National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has unveiled a flag to honour residential school survivors.


Premiers call for 'urgent' increase in health care funding

The country's premiers stood united Thursday in calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to increase the federal government's share of health care costs and to hold a first ministers' meeting to discuss the issue.


CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for 65 and older, high risk

An advisory panel at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and for some adults with underlying medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease.


Medical experts urge caution over use of acetaminophen-based painkillers during pregnancy

People who are pregnant should be cautious about taking acetaminophen as it may alter fetal development, according to a coalition of international public health experts.


Boppy baby loungers recalled in U.S. and Canada due to suffocation hazard

Health Canada and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling more than 3.3 million baby loungers sold in the U.S. and Canada because the items may pose a suffocation risk to infants.


What vampire bats do for their closest friends

When we think of vampire bats, friendship and co-operation may not be the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But as a recent study into social relationships among the animals shows, maybe they should.


Conservatives divided on what to do about Erin O'Toole after election loss

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole failed to unseat his Liberal opponent in this pandemic election — a result that has frustrated party members who were eager to put Justin Trudeau out of a job. But some party members seem to be more forgiving of O'Toole at this early stage of the election post-mortem process.


Quebec to offer nurses bonuses of up to $18K to end staffing crisis

The Quebec government has announced it will provide nurses with financial bonuses of up to $18,000 as part of its emergency plan to fix the staffing crisis in the province's health-care network.


Melvin Van Peebles, trailblazing filmmaker who championed Black cinema, dead at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.