The Conservatives are calling for an ethics investigation into Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in regards to the involvement of his partner in the Alto high-speed rail project. Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Champagne, saying the minister followed all of the ethics rules.

Organizers for a music festival in London have cancelled the upcoming three-day event after the rapper Ye, who was slated to perform, has been barred from entering the U.K. following past antisemitic remarks. The UK Home Office told CBC News that Ye’s permission to travel was blocked because his presence would not be conducive to the public good.

Southern Canadians have been occasionally treated to neon-soaked night skies of purples, pinks and greens during a peak in the sun’s activity over the last two years. But the celestial light show put on by the northern lights will dim as the sun moves into a quieter phase of its 11-year cycle.

Just as the first-ever Rock League stones were set to be thrown on Monday, two volunteers at a mini-curling activation on the second floor got

Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as “end-of-life distress.” He wanted to try psilocybin — commonly known as magic mushrooms — to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through Health Canada, Pearson decided this was a trip he needed to take no matter what.

The physician who treated Heather Winterstein the day before she died in hospital from a severe reaction to bacterial infection said he may have erred in diagnosing her condition as being due to “social issues.” She was discharged and died the next day, after she returned to hospital.