Beyond Local

Currently identified as B.1.1.529, the new variant has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong in travelers from South Africa

This article by Myrna Dawson , University of Guelph originally appeared on the Conversation and is published here with permission.

An atmospheric river is a band of warm, moisture-laden air many hundreds of kilometres long and hundreds of kilometres wide that borders a large cyclonic low-pressure system

Legislation on the right to disconnect sounds promising. But does it really address why workers are putting in so many hours long after their work day should be done?

The Fresh Start coalition, which brings together over 60 groups, says the reforms would promote the reintegration of people with records into society, boost workforce participation and improve community safety

Rural communities across Canada are facing unprecedented changes — from demographic shifts and economic restructuring to the impacts of climate change and weak rural development policies and programs

Showing empathy or compassion about why someone holds opinions very different from yours can help defuse polarization

the 52-year-old Montreal businessman is gearing up to be a guinea pig for experiments on pain as part of the first privately crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS)

Government has faced mounting pressure to do away with a requirement for fully vaccinated travellers into Canada to provide a negative molecular COVID-19 test

OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole has kicked a senator who challenged his leadership out of the Conservative caucus. O'Toole announced Sen.