Patients from poorer neighborhoods at greater risk of post-surgery death: study

Patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods are at greater risk of dying within 30 days of elective surgery than those from wealthier neighborhoods, according to a cohort study of more than one million patients... Read more »

Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday with March 31 registration deadline

Open this photo in gallery: A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 in Langley, B.C., in May, 2020. Since then, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 guns, including the AR-15.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian... Read more »

Alberta counties, green power companies await new power rules

Two years after a “pause” on new approvals for wind and solar farms was lifted, 14 major renewable energy projects have yet to break ground in southeastern Alberta. That is due to... Read more »

Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island

IQALUIT — As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut’s... Read more »

Ottawa unveils next steps in its national gun buyback program. Here are the details

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve... Read more »

Toronto-based doula service aims to end disparities in Black maternal and neonatal health

Open this photo in gallery: Fiona Wright, right, birth and postpartum doula at CommUnity Doulas, visits Jordyn Ledgister, a doula and founder of CommUnity Doulas, at her Toronto home on Jan. 6.Chloe... Read more »

Countries have gotten results after enriching the Trumps. Could Canada do the same?

Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado was the latest foreign leader to enter the Oval Office with a golden gift on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump was happy to take her Nobel... Read more »

Deal with China offers Alberta canola farmers relief, but sparks concern in Ontario’s auto sector

Open this photo in gallery: Murray Taks and his son Ryan on their 2,428-hectare farm near Crossfield, Alta., just north of Calgary. Mr. Taks worries the new canola deal with China will... Read more »

Underfunding threatens Canada’s wildlife disease response

The head of a national network that tracks the spread of wildlife diseases says a persistent funding shortfall is undermining Canada’s ability to detect and respond to emerging threats to biodiversity, agriculture... Read more »

Nuclear waste site assessment begins in northern Ontario

The years-long process for regulators to decide whether a proposed nuclear waste storage site gets the green light has begun. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has posted the initial project description for... Read more »