Category: Canada
Decriminalizing illicit drugs could help tackle the opioid crisis, experts say
Freelance writer Nora Loreto says decriminalization would shift how society views drugs, while lawyer and musician Phil Dwyer says decriminalization…
After COP26, what should Canada's next steps be?
Sabaa Khan from the David Suzuki Foundation says the urgency of vulnerable nations’ demands at COP26 ‘did not get translated…
Trudeau to meet with U.S., Mexico leaders for first North American Leaders summit since 2016
The leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet in Washington this week for the North American Leaders’…
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon sees reconciliation as top of a 'chain' of issues to tackle
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tells CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton Canadians have sent her a clear message that reconciliation…
New COVID-19 restrictions in Manitoba as province hit with highest infection rate in the country
Manitoba Health Minister Audrey Gordon joins CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton to talk about the province implementing stronger restrictions…
On Remembrance Day, Canada's defence minister reflects on veterans, soldiers
‘I have been thinking all day about our soldiers past and present,’ said Defence Minister Anita Anand on Remembrance Day,…
Veterans Affairs case managers are feeling 'overwhelmed, frustrated,' says union president
Virginia Vaillancourt, national president of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees, discusses the staffing challenges that Veterans Affairs employees are…
Yukon premier makes vaccination plea to residents amid outbreak
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver discusses the increase in COVID-19 cases, the current state of emergency and the harassment of front-line…
Tick, Tick… Boom embraces the messiness of musical creation
The Netflix musical Tick, Tick… Boom stars Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson, the composer of Rent, and the creative crisis…