Unpublished Newswire
In 2012, a survey from the nonprofit Vancouver Foundation identified a perplexing trend: as the city was densifying in response to its housing crisis, people—especially those who lived in high-density housing—reported feeling less connected to their neighbours. A growing body of research since then has found a correlation between living in high-density urban environments and increased rates of social isolation, due to factors including a lack of secure tenure in rental buildings, poor architectural design, a dearth of green space and limited access to nature, and stigma related to...
March 3, 2026 - 06:30 | Jessica Barrett | Walrus
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
— Canada’s defence minister says the Liberal party is a “big tent” as divisions emerge over its decision to back the U.S. strikes against Iran, calling its supreme leader who was killed in the assaults a “force for evil.”
David McGuinty travelled to Australia alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney on the second part of a three-part trip to India, Australia and Japan to drum up new investments into Canada. Carney is set...
March 3, 2026 - 06:25 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Notorious child rapist and killer Michael Rafferty has been convicted of assault with a weapon after attacking an inmate in the prison where he is serving time for the brutal murder of eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, National Post has learned.
Charges of assault with a weapon and threatening death or bodily harm followed a jailhouse confrontation after years of Rafferty being targeted for abuse from fellow inmates because of his status as a child sex offender.
The incident provides a rare look inside Canada’s prison culture.
At the time of the attack, an inmate had...
March 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
With 100 days to go until its first FIFA World Cup game, Toronto is focused on the needs for transit and services for tens of thousands of soccer fans.
March 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
March 3, 2026 - 04:15 | David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
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March 3, 2026 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
