Toronto city council votes to rename iconic street due to slavery connection

Toronto city council has voted in favour of renaming Dundas Street in a bid to promote inclusion of marginalized communities. It comes in the wake of a petition to scrap the name due to Henry Dundas's association with the transatlantic slave trade.
Toronto city council votes to rename iconic street due to slavery connection

Toronto city council has voted in favour of renaming Dundas Street in a bid to promote inclusion of marginalized communities. It comes in the wake of a petition to scrap the name due to Henry Dundas's association with the transatlantic slave trade.
For the first time in decades, major changes are coming to Canada's workplace equity laws

Federal legislation that aims to ensure equal opportunities for employees from under-represented groups is heading for its most significant overhaul since its introduction 35 years ago.
Greens discuss revoking leader Annamie Paul's membership

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul not only faces a challenge to her leadership, but she could also lose her party membership, CBC News has learned.
Police officers who arrested teen dressed as stormtrooper cleared of misconduct

Three Lethbridge, Alta., police officers who took down and handcuffed a 19-year-old woman wearing a stormtrooper costume outside a Star Wars-themed business have been cleared of professional misconduct under Alberta's Police Act.
Navy kicks off long-anticipated push to replace Canada's beleaguered submarine fleet

A dedicated team is being created to start figuring out what Canada needs in new submarines as the sunset on the military's existing fleet draws steadily closer.
Cowessess unveils new solar project, aiming to become greenest First Nation in Canada

Cowessess First Nation unveilled its new Community Building Solar Project on Tuesday, continuing toward a goal of becoming one of the greenest First Nations in Canada.
NDP promises 1 million new jobs, better supports for workers

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is committed to creating 1 million jobs — something both the Liberals and Conservatives have promised to do in the past.
Manitoba's Indigenous relations minister resigns from cabinet after premier's comments on colonial history

Eileen Clarke has resigned as Manitoba's minister of Indigenous and northern relations after Premier Brian Pallister made comments last week that suggested the colonization of Canada was done with good intentions.
Manitoba's Indigenous relations minister resigns from cabinet after premier's comments on colonial history

Eileen Clarke has resigned as Manitoba's minister of Indigenous and northern relations after Premier Brian Pallister made comments last week that suggested the colonization of Canada was done with good intentions.