A $22-million deal between the provincial government and paper giant Kruger has been in effect since Feb. 1, though the first scant details of it were not released until last Friday afternoon as the provincial government headed into the St. Patrick’s Day long weekend. The province — through Newfoundland and …

Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2.8 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada.  Economists had expected uptick after rate dipped to 2.9 per cent in January. Canada’s annual inflation rate cooled to 2.8 per cent in February, helped by slower growth in the cost of cellular services, groceries …

The Ontario government is facing a class action lawsuit for the cancellation of the province’s basic income pilot project — an abrupt move that some say caused significant emotional and financial harm. In a statement Tuesday, Toronto law firm Cavalluzzo LLP says the class action suit, brought forward by 4,000 …

Employees of the health services offshoot of Telus Communications are only reimbursed for certain drug prescriptions if they fill them through the company’s own virtual pharmacy, CBC News has learned.  Self-insured Telus Health says move offers advantages like reduced dispensing fees. Employees of the health services offshoot of Telus Communications …

Nelsy Nino says she’s always found it amazing how birds communicate through sound. The Colombian biologist moved to Canada to study birds in the country’s southernmost region while at the University of Windsor. Her professor says she’s identified a distinct female mimicry.  UWindsor program prof values international PhD students’ perspectives. …

The head of the world’s largest energy company on Monday suggested that oil and natural gas will be around for a long time to come, while the U.S. secretary of energy highlighted a clean energy revolution.  Oil and gas executives push back against expectations for a global shift to low-carbon …

Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighbourhoods had remained largely peaceful despite a surge in violent gang attacks across Port-au-Prince that began on Feb. 29.  Gunmen also looted homes in Laboule, …

A new report finds that last year’s unprecedented wildfire season made Canada’s air quality up to three times worse than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe levels. As climate change sets the conditions for even longer and stronger wildfire seasons, experts say taking precautions is critical to our health.  New …

Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn’t want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John’s.  Amid Iranian regime’s crackdown, Atena Daemi’s illness forced her to flee her …

Inuit leaders and New Democrat MPs are urging the Trudeau government to tackle tuberculosis in Indigenous communities this budget. Inuit specifically face a TB rate reportedly 676 times higher than non-Indigenous, Canadian-born people. TB rate among Inuit 676 times higher than among non-Indigenous, Canadian-born people. With the federal budget approaching, …