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A Court of King's Bench judge has ordered the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission to take a second look at a complaint it originally dismissed. The complaint concerns a policy requiring employees of a Starbucks kiosk at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon to only speak English or French.
April 4, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
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“Dr. Goldman, it’s the emergency department calling,” says an emergency room ward clerk named Vivica.
At the dinner table, my family sees me flinch.
“Sorry to bother you, but the department is backing up,” says Vivica. “We’re hoping you can come in early.”
There are times I want to let these calls go to voicemail, but our group of ER physicians long ago agreed to pitch in and arrive as early as two hours before the start of a scheduled shift when we’re needed.
“It’s no bother at all,” I reply. “On my way.”
The twenty-minute drive to the hospital gives me time to steady...
April 4, 2026 - 06:30 | Brian Goldman | Walrus
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadians still have their elbows up when it comes to travelling south of the border, and those fewer trips are having a disastrous effect on a key business: duty-free shopping.
Tariff spats, Donald Trump’s “51st state” rhetoric and encouragement by political leaders to “buy Canadian” have led many Canadians to forgo American products and vacations.
In 2025, Canadians made 22.9 million trips to the U.S., down 28 per cent from 31.9 million the year before, according to Statistics Canada, and the...
April 4, 2026 - 06:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
Hundreds of Canadian seeds are making their outer space debut on the Artemis II mission — and researchers say it's all in the name of conservation.
April 4, 2026 - 06:00 | Anna Mandin | Global News - Canada
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April 4, 2026 - 06:00 | Ketsia Beboua | Walrus
The Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba (NACC), a humanitarian aid mission which brought tonnes of food, medicine and solar equipment to the Cuban people in protest against U.S. sanctions of the island, was framed as a gesture of international solidarity with the Cuban people.
Prominent participants included U.K. MP and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Irish band Kneecap, and Colombian senator and presidential candidate Clara López, as well as other prominent international parliamentarians and activists.
A U.S. oil blockade of the Caribbean nation cut off non-private foreign...
April 4, 2026 - 06:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
