Winnipeg scraps adult-business licences as sex workers, anti-trafficking advocates unite — for different reasons
Sex workers and anti-human trafficking advocates urge Winnipeg city council to end licensing of sex work.
Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario raises concerns for those living with disabilities
People with disabilities are concerned about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the impact the moves will have on their health.
The dark side of Instagram: Fake accounts and hacking in the pandemic era
Experts are warning social media users to be hyper-vigilant as hackers continue to disrupt the space.
Daycare staff face COVID risk, exhausting routines caring for children too young for vaccination
As children under five can't get vaccinated yet, day-care staff are exhausted from maintaining safe COVID standards.
Tracking COVID-19 and the Convoy: Feb. 22
Capital Current tracks the progress of the pandemic in Canada.
Pandemic financial breaks not enough, students say
Student organizations are saying that federal promises of support are not sufficient to help them meet the costs of attending post-secondary institutions and daily life.
The 23rd Day: Police stepping up to end the occupation of Ottawa
After two days of action police have cleared the big rigs and other vehicles of the Convoy occupiers out of downtown along with arresting 170 people.
Indie theatre in Ottawa fights for creativity amidst convoy chaos and COVID constraints
Many venues have shut their doors to protect the safety of civilians and workers alike. But despite the ongoing occupation and the ongoing threat of COVID-19, one little indie theatre is fighting to keep dreams and creativity alive.
In wake of Sloly resignation, convoy crackdown looming; Ottawa gets new interim police chief
Police issue warnings to protesters warning of arrests, charges and the seizure of vehicles if they do not vacate the city.
Protecting the peat: Conservationists have bought a bit of the threatened Alfred Bog
Conservationists have announced the purchase of a small chunk of the environmentally sensitive and important Alfred Bog east of Ottawa. Capital Current explains the implications. The purchase will help protect the largest remaining chunk of privately owned peatland in southern Ontario’s largest bog – but it’s still a tiny fraction of a rapidly shrinking ecosystem
In an historic decision, Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act in bid to end convoy protests and border blockades
More than 50 years after Pierre Elliott Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act to combat Quebec’s 1970 FLQ crisis, his son looks to quell the 18-day ongoing trucker convoy via the modern-equivalent Emergencies Act.
Vaccine passport ending March 1, Ford says
Ontario is rolling back pandemic restrictions including ending the vaccine passport on March 1.