California, NYC will require public workers to get vaccinated or face weekly COVID tests

California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing as officials raced to beat back a summer surge driven by the delta variant.


Fewer active fires in B.C., but threat still high in bone-dry southern regions

Above average temperatures for many parts of British Columbia aren't expected to ease any time soon — and Environment Canada says there's no hint of showers until at least the weekend for some southern regions hit hard by wildfires.


Pink offers to pay bikini bottoms fine for Norwegian beach handball team

U.S. pop singer Pink has offered to pay a fine handed out to the Norwegian female beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms at the European Beach Handball Championships in Bulgaria last week.


More air quality alerts issued as smoke, over 140 forest fires plague northwestern Ontario

As over 140 forest fires burn in northwestern Ontario on Monday, Environment Canada has issued air quality statements to more communities affected by smoke and poor visibility.


I'm a pastor; in the face of genocide, the soul of my church is threatened

Lutheran pastor Ryan Andersen gives his view on the journey required for Canadian churches as newly identified graves put the trauma of residential schools in sharp relief.


Major museum and art gallery shops duped by fake Indigenous carver

Until recently, gift shops in some of B.C.'s most famous museums and art galleries have sold wood carvings by an artist identified as "Harvey John" for hundreds of dollars a piece. There is no Harvey John, and the person responsible for these carvings is not Indigenous at all.


A jab in the comfort of home and other ways Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine hesitant are being convinced

Vaccine hesitancy in Alberta is about twice the national average. Here's how some Alberta businesses and community organizations are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible and convincing the hesitant to roll up their sleeves.


Mary Simon to be officially installed as governor general today


Work underway to shed light on secretive expense program for former governors general


Residential schools: How the U.S. and Canada share a troubling history

When it comes to residential schools, the U.S. and Canada share a disturbing history. In fact, their assimilation systems were developed in tandem. Now some Americans, disturbed by news from Canada of unmarked burial sites, have launched a probe into the legacy of schools in their country.