Trudeau Liberals approval rating spikes amid possible Wet’suwet’en blockade resolution: poll
The Ipsos poll found that Canada-wide approval of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government increased as much as 8 per cent since last week.
Canada
Mar 11, 2020
Approval ratings soar for Trudeau and premiers, but can that last?
The coronavirus crisis has led Canadians to suspend partisan politics, at least for the moment. Yet pollster Darrell Bricker doesn't expect this 'dream politics' to last.
Commentary
Apr 9, 2020
Canadian population sees biggest spike since 1988 – thanks to immigrants: StatsCan
Statistics Canada says Canada’s population rose by 139,645 in the second quarter of 2016—marking the biggest quarterly increase since 1988.
Canada
Sep 28, 2016
‘Anti-homeless spikes’: Efforts to deter homeless backfire
Embedding spikes in concrete is just one measure to deter homeless people that ended up being a public relations disaster for public officials, businesses or property owners.
Canada
Jun 11, 2014
Young people are causing COVID-19 spikes. But are they solely to blame?
Experts say the reopening of bars and restaurants has only exacerbated and that without more consistent messaging and penalities, it will only worsen.
Canada
Jul 23, 2020
Sewage can give a week’s extra warning of coronavirus spikes: study
Reacting very quickly to coronavirus outbreaks is a matter of life and death. The fastest warning, a new study shows, can come from the data we flush away every day.
Health
May 29, 2020
Canada’s inflation rate reached 4.1% in August, highest since 2003
Inflation was 3.7 per cent in July.
Money
Sep 15, 2021
N.S. election: Low wages, worker’s rights become big issues as cost of living spikes
Hailie Tattrie, an organizer with Fight for $15 and Fairness Halifax, says precarious environments are common among people who make less than a living wage in Nova Scotia.
Canada
Jul 24, 2021
Alberta’s 4th wave of COVID-19 mirrors the beginning of previous 2 spikes: Expert
'I don't see any bending of the curve that would suggest that we're going to see an earlier or lower peak than those two previous waves.'
Health
Aug 26, 2021
Calgary’s unemployment rate is highest in Canada as Alberta’s jobless rate spikes
Calgary's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country as residents deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada
Apr 9, 2020