Canada

Morning Update: Uproar about Alberta’s elephant in the room

Also in today’s edition: Quebeckers head to the polls and B.C. NDP is one candidate short of full slate

Nobel prize awarded to researchers who learned how to light up the brain

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel share prize for work leading to the development of the field known as optogenetics

Does Canada punish murder too harshly? B.C.’s top court wades into the debate

The province considers the revival of faint hope for first-degree murderers

MPs to debate economic and labour bill, plus new plans for national defence and security procurement

Bill C-39 proposes to create one-year timeline for federal project decisions, and change when jobs minister can intervene in labour disputes

Designing a solution to homelessness

Spring House, Toronto’s new supportive and transitional housing building, sets an important example of how to serve a marginalized population while attending to the details that make a good home

The mental health of young men is dropping. Experts warn it could get worse

The federal government launched a nationwide consultation earlier this year to try and determine why boys and men’s health is suffering. Data they reported on shows a country of young men self-reporting higher rates of depression and anxiety — and experts say the online manosphere is making things worse.

After years of calls for data, study confirms Black Canadians face higher risk of maternal complications

The most comprehensive study yet of maternal health in Canada has found that Black Canadians face a much higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum than white people — underlining the urgent need for better data tracking and tools to eliminate systemic anti-Black racism in…

Build Canada Homes was launched a year ago. Can it scale up fast enough to meet demand?

Build Canada Homes promises to scale up the delivery of affordable housing at a time when industry leaders are raising the alarm about the lagging pace of housing development across the country. After one year of existence, the agency has only begun construction of about 2,000 units.

Canadians born abroad caught up in yearslong citizenship certificate processing delays

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is struggling to handle a flood of citizenship applications — many of them from a change to federal law late last year that allows anyone who can prove they have a Canadian ancestor to apply. That backlog is preventing some Canadians born abroad from coming home.

University of Toronto launching $100-million scholarship fund to attract PhD students

New program aims to help school compete for bright minds at a time when elite U.S. universities are under attack by the Trump administration

Missing for 22 years: Frank Davis found in Kootenay River

For 22 years, the disappearance of Frank Davis remained an unanswered mystery for his family. Frank was 40 when he went missing from Creston, B.C.

Alberta separatists’ talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative change

Calgary Liberal MP says Canada needs to consider overhauling its laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips that separatist leaders have made to D.C.

Ex-defendant apologizes to Steven Galloway as defamation trial set to begin

Former UBC professor is suing several people who spread sexual-assault accusations about him, as well as a former student who accused him of rape

Kids and young adults are addicted to screens. New research argues it may be a public health concern

‘Degrading’ sign hung during homecoming prompts response from N.S. university president

The sign, painted on a white sheet and hung on an off-campus house read “Drop-off zone: Acadia girlfriends.”

'This is home for me': Amber Marshall reflects as 20th season of Heartland set to begin

Amber Marshall has grown up on Heartland, the long-running CBC drama that mirrors her real-life love of horses and ranch life. As the show celebrates its 20th season, its cast, characters and global fans continue to find comfort and connection in its stories.

Montreal transit agency investigating death of man who fell onto subway tracks

The Société de transport de Montréal says the man was unable to get back onto the platform and was struck by a train at the Lionel-Groulx subway station.

Antigonish, N.S., sign condemned for depicting rape culture

A sign hung outside an off-campus house in Antigonish, N.S., during St. Francis Xavier University's homecoming weekend is being described as an example of rape culture and has drawn condemnation from two universities and a professor who teaches at St. FX.

A swordfish was found on Haida Gwaii. Will more follow?

A University of British Columbia researcher says the finding is unusual but no longer unexpected due to warming waters worldwide, including in Canada.

Debris spotted from missing Ontario air ambulance

Debris from a missing Ontario air ambulance that had been carrying six people, including four Canadians, has been spotted off the coast of the United States.

Ontario-based air ambulance carrying 6 missing off U.S. coast

The Federal Aviation Administration told Global News in a statement it issued a Search and Rescue Alert for a Gulfstream G-100 around 1:20 a.m. Saturday.

Stampeders hold off Riders to continue hot run

Dave Dickenson may feel jinxed with challenges but the Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager nailed two crucial challenges in Friday's 37-31 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Dedicated river valley space for homeless encampments debated in Edmonton

The Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition wants to see a few dedicated encampment sites with clean drinking water, washrooms, trash cans and a safe needle disposal site.

BC NDP and Conservative leaders campaign in the Okanagan

BC NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson were in the Okanagan Friday, making campaign promises on grocery prices, wildfire protection and public safety.