Beyond Local

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government will provide up to $10 million in contracts to recruit, train and mentor 2,000 energy advisers to advise people how to cut their home energy use

Several doctors have given golf, many other outdoor activities the green light because 'the risk of transmitting COVID-19 while outside is low'

Forty-two per cent of those surveyed said they don't think Canadian athletes should compete in the Tokyo Games, while 39 per cent said Team Canada should attend

Reassignment of Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin 'won't slow down the rollout because the military always has a second in command ready to step in to get the job done,' says Queen's University professor

Almost a quarter of users said they would not have accessed mental health or substance-use care if the website didn’t exist, according to data provided to the Star by Health Canada

University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris conducted one of the first real-world studies on monarch butterflies and so-called neonic pesticides. He says the chemical seems to reduce the number of eggs that successfully hatch

The announcement was made in a release on Friday evening with no further information on the nature of the investigation

Tam says at least 75 per cent of eligible adults have to be fully immunized in order for in-person learning at colleges, as well as indoor sports and large family gatherings, to safely resume in the fall

John Packer, who has carried out human rights inquiries for the UN and is a law professor at the University of Ottawa, said Ottawa should address questions regarding violence inflicted on the Sipekne'katik First Nation during a lobster harvest last fall off southwestern Nova Scotia

Dr. Howard Njoo said even as more Canadians get their shots, public health measures such as physical distancing, mask wearing and frequent hand washing remain key