A Canadian citizen in China that Canada lost contact with after he was questioned by Chinese authorities has been identified as Michael P. Spavor, the founder of a company that arranges cultural exchanges with North Korea
Theresa May’s survival streak continues in the face of Tory insurgency
In blocking a Tory coup, May has managed to sidestep her party’s brutal family feud, the same one that started the U.K. down the bumpy Brexit road in the first place. But getting through that challenge was only one obstacle on a road still crowded with obstacles.
Safer opioids needed to stem overdose epidemic, Canada’s top doctor says
Canada’s chief public health officer says the need to increase access to a “safer supply” of opioids is being reviewed with provinces and territories — a move encouraged by a number of public health experts.
Everything you need to know about Huawei, Meng Wanzhou and her possible extradition
A global firestorm was set off with the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. As she awaits extradition hearings on $10 million bail, CBC answers some frequently asked questions about the case.
Via Rail places $989M train order with Germany’s Siemens instead of Bombardier
Via Rail has selected Germany’s Siemens over Bombardier Inc. for a $989 million contract to build new rolling stock as the Canadian passenger rail service renews its fleet of locomotives and cars for the rail corridor between Quebec City and Windsor, Ont.
Total number of new mortgages slumped in second quarter, says CMHC
Rising interest rates and slower income and population growth helped temper demand for new mortgages in the second quarter, according to Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.
7-day holiday work weeks highlight pay disparity between urban, rural mail carriers
Some Canada Post employees are working seven days a week to clear a six-million-parcel backlog, but they aren’t all earning the same kind of pay for working overtime.
Competition Bureau checks WestJet’s discount airline Swoop for predatory pricing
Canada’s competition watchdog is looking into whether or not WestJet’s discount carrier Swoop has been offering airline tickets at below cost to push rivals out.
Why Rachel Notley’s refinery pitch won’t solve the oilpatch’s problem
Alberta’s premier wants to see a new oil refinery built in the province. But experts say Alberta already has more refinery capacity than it needs and the biggest problem facing the province’s oilpatch remains unsolved — a lack of export pipeline space.
Questions still shroud Christina Gliddy’s death, like many others in Thunder Bay
Christina Gliddy died in hospital in 2016, after being found by a railway bridge in Thunder Bay. Hers is one of several cases under review in a probe of alleged systemic racism in the way Thunder Bay police handle missing-person and death cases involving Indigenous people.