How Canadian athletes rose to showcase resilience at unique Olympics, Paralympics

The warm glow of the cauldron has been extinguished to end Tokyo 2020, but as Devin Heroux writes, champions — new and old — emerged in a Games collectively marked by resilience and courageousness.
Boy found unharmed, father arrested after 5-day Amber Alert ends in Quebec

The suspect in a five day-long Amber Alert across Quebec has surrendered to police, and his three-year-old son has been found safe, according to Quebec provincial police.
Soldiers detain Guinea's president, dissolve government

A Guinean army colonel seized control of state television on Sunday and declared that President Alpha Condé's government had been dissolved and the West African nation's borders will be closed, an announcement that came after hours of heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential palace.
Families mark 1,000 days since China's detention of Canadians Spavor, Kovrig

The families of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor organized a march on Sunday to mark 1,000 days of the two men's detention in China.
Hospitals in least-vaccinated U.S. state struggle with COVID-19 denial, misinformation

As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the least-vaccinated state in the U.S.
Why some wildfire-adjacent homes are uninsurable; U.S. land border still closed: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
Why the North Saskatchewan River has gone from brown to blue

This summer, the North Saskatchewan River looks less like chocolate milk than usual.
Canadians have record-high mortgage debt. What happens when rates rise?

New mortgage debt surged by the biggest amount on record in the spring of 2021. But with prices continuing to defy expectations, policy makers and economists are left wondering — where does it end?
Inuit leader says federal election offers stark choices on reconciliation

The president of the national body representing Inuit in Canada says ongoing progress with reconciliation hangs in the balance in this federal election.
Drought in Prairies drives up food costs for restaurants already hurt by pandemic

Widespread drought in the Canadian Prairies is driving up commodity prices, leaving restaurants to contend with a higher cost of doing business.