A surge in illegal crossings from the United States has led to calls to shut down a rural road on the Canadian border.
Author: NORIMITSU ONISHI
After Going Gray, Lisa LaFlamme Found Herself the Focus of the Story
Lisa LaFlamme was dismissed after a decades-long TV career, not long after she stopped dyeing her hair, setting off debates across Canada about sexism, ageism and going gray.
‘It’s Our Central Park’: Uproar Rises Over Location of New Toronto Homes
A plan to build 50,000 homes in a protected green space surrounding Toronto has led to strident opposition and debate over where to house a projected influx of immigrants in the coming years.
8 Teenage Girls Charged With Fatally Stabbing a Toronto Man
The police said the girls, who ranged from 13 to 16 years old, connected on social media before meeting up, possibly for the first time, on the day of the killing.
Revisiting an Anti-Immigrant Quebec Town Uncovers a Plot Twist
Norimitsu Onishi, a New York Times reporter, traveled to Hérouxville, Quebec, to learn what had happened in the 15 years since the town passed its xenophobic immigration code.
Inquiry on Trudeau Using Emergency Powers on Trucker Protests Begins
Lawyers for the Canadian government and opponents clashed on whether the government had been justified in using the powers during protests that paralyzed Ottawa last February.
François Legault Wins Re-election in Quebec
Voters in Quebec gave a second term to Premier François Legault, who has shifted the province from a once fervent-independence movement to a nationalism focused on French Québécois identity.
In Quebec, the Independence Movement Gives Way to a New Nationalism
In Monday’s election, residents of a town that was once a stronghold of the independence movement are expected to back the province’s popular premier, who has embraced a nationalism based on French Québécois identity.
Vancouver Moves to Sue Big Oil After Deadly Fires and Disastrous Floods
A potential lawsuit by Vancouver would be the first in Canada to target the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate change.
In Vancouver, Indigenous Communities Get Prime Land, and Power
After acquiring some of the biggest and most coveted parcels of land in Vancouver, the city’s three First Nations are becoming players in the biggest game in town — real estate.