GlobalPost — Canada

Where have all the salmon gone?

Sandro Contenta — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:32:07 +0000

The Humber River was teeming with this year's run. But salmon populations are declining elsewhere in Canada, leading many to question whether that will always be the case.

Welcome to Canada, where the little guy loses

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000

Professional hockey players cut in front of old ladies waiting for flu shots, and a Chinatown grocer gets charged for catching a thief.

Why Stephen Harper prefers US news

Sandro Contenta — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:08:15 +0000

Questions over Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war and unflattering polls have the prime minister eyeing the exits.

Exploiting the motion of the ocean

Colin Woodard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:11 +0000

Energy companies are trying to turn eastern Canada's coast into the Saudi Arabia of tidal power. Critics fear for the fisheries.

Montrealers have no problem walking the walk

Raffy Boudjikanian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:58:49 +0000

In Canada's second-largest city, jaywalking pedestrians feel that they always have the right of way.

Canadian health care — it's their right

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:19:24 +0000

In contrast to the US, where health care is a commodity, Canada has, so far, treated it like a human right.

Hockey-crazed Canada can't keep the puck on its own turf

Sandro Contenta — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:15:34 +0000

How a billionaire's thwarted effort to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Ontario reinforces the troubling trend of NHL teams migrating south.

A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

Thomas Mucha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:35:50 +0000

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries around the world.

Canada doesn't need Gadhafi to be a political circus

Sandro Contenta — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:57:34 +0000

If the Libyan leader had pitched his tent in Newfoundland as planned last week, he and his shenanigans would have fit right in.

Old Quebec separatist tensions die hard

Sandro Contenta — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:35:49 +0000

The province's motto, "Je me souviens," rings true on the anniversary of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

Does Canada abandon its own overseas?

Sandro Contenta — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:46:18 +0000

Following a string of incidents in which some get treated like second-class citizens, upcoming elections give Canadians a chance to respond.

A TIFF over Israel

Nomi Morris — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:12:40 +0000

Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, is reeling with controversy over allegations of propaganda for Israel

A collision of consequence

Sandro Contenta — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:36:48 +0000

In the poshest part of Toronto, a fatal traffic accident lays bare the power of privilege.

Canadian decision riles South Africans

Erin Conway-Smith — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:35:17 +0000

Black and white South Africans outraged at Canadian decision to grant man refugee status because he is white.

Would you know if you ate poisonous puffer fish?

Tom Abate — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:30:15 +0000

A new DNA test offers commercial applications including correctly labeling fish and helping air safety investigators.

'Three Amigos Summit' highlights split on trade

Ioan Grillo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:10:42 +0000

Post photo-op smiles, North American leaders resume tough stance on trade.

Did Harper stuff Jesus in his pocket?

James Baxter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:58:19 +0000

Debate rages over what the Canadian Prime Minister did with the Eucharist.

Taking part in the Iranian protests from afar

Sandro Contenta — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:29:49 +0000

Cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar weighs in on the events in his home country from Toronto.

History repeating itself?

Sandro Contenta — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:58 +0000

Canada's aboriginal communities are being hit hard by H1N1, echoing an earlier pandemic.

On whales, drinking water and the Great Lakes

Sandro Contenta — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:25:27 +0000

A new documentary examines frightening contamination in the lakes and the wide-ranging consequences.

A World of Trouble, the sequel

Thomas Mucha — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:40:50 +0000

Special Report: It's still ugly out there.

The real "special relationship"

Michael Moran — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:14:09 +0000

Opinion: Sorry, Britain. China is America's new BFF.

Some pig

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:37:11 +0000

A rescued piglet and a seal gutting put the spotlight on animal treatment in Canada.

How to save U.S. banks? Act like a Canadian.

Susan E. Reed — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:57:55 +0000

Analysis: Lessons from True North

Do you know where your oil comes from?

Sandro Contenta — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:10:03 +0000

Canadians most certainly do. But it's not a pretty sight.

Could a carbon tax have political legs?

Sandro Contenta — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:56 +0000

In British Columbia, a carbon tax wins popular support.

Meet Michael Ignatieff

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:04:40 +0000

Canada's Liberal Party leader gets no shortage of attention.

Unnecessary security on the US-Canada border?

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:31:15 +0000

The US Homeland Security Secretary causes a ruckus up north.

Special Report

Thomas Mucha — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:07 +0000

20 correspondents, 20 countries and a world of pain. Meet the ground truth of the global economic crisis.

Canada latches on to mandatory minimums

Sandro Contenta — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:41:45 +0000

While the US rethinks mandatory minimum sentences, Canadian politicians move to impose them.

The last westerner in Guantanamo

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:16:05 +0000

Canada's government refuses to call for the release of a young Canadian held at the US prison.

The Tamil Tigers of Toronto

Sandro Contenta — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:44:41 +0000

Tamils burst onto the political scene in Toronto, home to the largest diaspora of Tamils in the world.