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Education Minister Stephen Lecce says that the Waterloo Region District School Board should reconsider its move to close its schools on Monday due to the solar eclipse.

The provincial government said its nine priorities include better monitoring of language trends, boosting the French cultural offering, and improving students' mastery of French.

The Matane, Que., mayor described the plant's closure as a 'catastrophe' for the local fishing industry and a shock to a town that prides itself on its ties to the shrimp harvest.

Critics say the province is relying on data that reflects the private sphere versus the public, and intends on using coercive measures to bolster and protect the French language.

In early April the Trudeau government unveiled billions of dollars in funds for housing. It said the money would only flow if provinces met certain conditions.

Advocates say the development uses a metric to assess affordability inconsistent with municipal and provincial policy, resulting in rents most in the neighbourhood can't afford.

A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that the rate of stillbirth and preterm birth was higher among immigrant parents when compared to native Canadians.

The festival was cancelled after a local band accused organizers of rescinding an invitation to perform because of its criticism of an arsenic-emitting copper smelter in the area.

The mapping project explores how different Alberta communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week the measures would aim to amend the Canadian Mortgage Charter in an effort to make it more fair for renters.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is facing a steep hill to climb in the polls after the 2024 budget failed the sway voters back to Liberal Party, new polling shows.

Nearly six months after a ransomware attack that impacted five hospital networks in southwestern Ontario, officials are outlining the extent of the impact on patients.

Canadians are feeling more discouraged about prospects for home ownership than they were last year, Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News shows.

Kelowna city council's decision to usher in a pay raise for themselves while residents are "struggling" is unacceptable, says B.C.'s director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

The mayor's salary will increase to $145,000 from $126,497 while councillors will see their wages rise to $58,080, from $42,992 a year. Both are closer to other large B.C. cities.

Two byelections are pending in Ontario that will serve as the first test of the Ontario Liberals under new leader Bonnie Crombie. Polling shows one of the two is neck and neck.

Canadians are hoping the upcoming federal budget will offer them a break from the rising cost of living, according to new polling released Friday from Ipsos.

The working hours of male physicians in Canada have sharply declined over the past 30 years, a new study says, amid increased burnout and health-care staffing challenges.

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ released the 2023 Downtown Snapshot, which shows more people are visiting the city's core, opening businesses there, and visiting.

Conseil scholaire Centre-Nord was given funding to plan for a new grade 7 to 12 school in West Edmonton.