Summer travel surge has WestJet and Air Canada asking for volunteer help

A surge in summer travel across the country has forced Canada’s two biggest airlines to ask staff to help volunteer at airports to overcome staffing challenges, a move that is creating pushback from unions.


O'Toole wants this election to be a referendum on Trudeau. Trudeau needs voters to see a stark choice.

Every incumbent comes into an election trailing baggage — Justin Trudeau is obviously no exception. His opponents are working to turn the ballot question into a referendum on Canadians' satisfaction with the Liberal leader. They have good reasons for doing so.


Tories try again to crack vote-rich Toronto-area ridings

For the Conservatives to win this election, analysts say they'll have to make significant inroads in the Greater Toronto Area, a vote-rich ring of suburban communities surrounding Toronto that the party was largely shut out of in the last federal election.


How we're helping low-income Black Montrealers get the mental health support they need to flourish

I've always loved helping others work through their problems. For years, I wanted to be a therapist or psychologist. But in university, I found myself depressed and anxious — all while studying depression and anxiety.


The race to win Kitchener Centre: Why this riding might just be the most interesting in Canada

Kitchener Centre is a hotly contested riding in this federal election, especially after the Liberal incumbent ended his campaign for re-election. Two party leaders visited the Ontario riding this week to show support for local candidates.


How the main federal parties plan to tax the wealthy

From new wealth taxes to a more robust CRA, the main federal parties have their own ideas of how to revamp Canada's tax system.


The wealthier, the greener: Why trees are more common in higher-income neighbourhoods

A CBC News analysis shows the higher the median income of a neighbourhood in Montreal, the more extensive the tree cover. In other Canadian cities and beyond, researchers are tracking similar dynamics between green space and socioeconomic status, and looking for solutions to address the imbalance.


'Enough is enough': Black civil servants vow to press on with discrimination suit as Liberals promise change

A proposed class-action lawsuit by Black federal workers against the federal government alleging years of discrimination and seeking some $2.5 billion in damages is now one step closer to going ahead. It will be up to the new government to work with those behind the lawsuit or challenge it.


Niagara sergeant told SIU the fellow officer he shot was a 'bully' with a 'violent past,' court hears

In the days after a confrontation between two Niagara police officers erupted into gunfire, the officer who pulled the trigger told Ontario's police watchdog he knew the man he shot was a "bully" with a "violent past," court was told Wednesday.


After 24 years of boiling their water, this First Nation can finally drink from the tap

After more than two decades without clean drinking water, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is celebrating the opening of a water treatment facility and the end of water advisories for the community.