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Spouse of Nova Scotia mass shooter reveals grim new details about their life together

Spouse of Nova Scotia mass shooter reveals grim new details about their life together

For 19 years, Lisa Banfield lived with a man described as a controlling, abusive psychopath who repeatedly beat her
Where do Canada's provinces and territories stand on COVID-19 fourth doses?

Where do Canada's provinces and territories stand on COVID-19 fourth doses?

Canada's provinces are taking differing approaches to rolling out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Some are offering the second boosters to all adults in response to the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.
Radio-Canada to appeal CRTC N-word decision and apologize to complainant

Radio-Canada to appeal CRTC N-word decision and apologize to complainant

MONTREAL — Radio-Canada said Wednesday it will apologize for the repeated on-air use of the N-word but will also appeal a CRTC decision ordering that apology.
Census figures paint statistical portrait of Canadian military members, veterans

Census figures paint statistical portrait of Canadian military members, veterans

OTTAWA — More than four in 10 military veterans counted in the latest census were seniors aged 65 and older, but almost one-third of former service members were in the core working age group of 25 to 54.
Common-law couples on the rise, Statistics Canada data show

Common-law couples on the rise, Statistics Canada data show

TORONTO — A new tranche of census data shows the typical Canadian family is diverging further from the nuclear structure that was once the norm, with more couples living in common-law partnerships and without children.
Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data

Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data

OTTAWA — It was March 2020, just before the first lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ottawa resident Stephanie Fortin had recently lost her full-time retail job.
Roommates, multi-generational homes rising amid increasing costs, immigration: census

Roommates, multi-generational homes rising amid increasing costs, immigration: census

TORONTO — When Gina Athanasiou's father died in 2016, she realized her mother, who bounced between Canada and Greece for most of her life, didn't have a pension large enough to cover the soaring costs of a Toronto home.

Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data

OTTAWA — Canadian incomes trended higher in 2020 everywhere except in Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador, as millions benefited from pandemic supports, according to new census data from Statistics Canada.
Convoy organizer to appear in court and Census info release: In The News for July 13

Convoy organizer to appear in court and Census info release: In The News for July 13

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, July 13, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Legal expert, Jewish group say Quebec judge should recognize Nazism led to Holocaust

Legal expert, Jewish group say Quebec judge should recognize Nazism led to Holocaust

MONTREAL — Prominent Jewish group B’nai Brith Canada and a legal expert are questioning a Quebec judge’s claim that it is not a widely accepted fact that Nazi ideology led to the murder of Jews.